MagaSwaga Potent Notables

Notable: Sri Lanka: U.S. official injured in Easter Sunday bombings has died

Sri Lanka: U.S. official injured in Easter Sunday bombings has died

May 9 (UPI) – A United States official seriously injured in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka died this week, officials said. Chelsea Decaminada, an international program specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce in Sri Lanka on assignment, died Monday as a result of injuries sustained during the April 21 suicide bomb attacks on three hotels and three Christian churches throughout the country, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz confirmed Wednesday.

"We mourn the loss of Chelsea Decaminada, who succumbed after a valiant fight to injuries from the attacks," Teplitz said in a tweet. "Our prayers are with her family. We pay tribute to Chelsea – and all those lost and injured – by partnering with Sri Lanka and nations worldwide to bring unity in the face of terrorism."

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross was the first to announce her death Tuesday, saying on Twitter, "it was our great hope that Chelsea would recover from her injuries." In a statement, Ross said Decaminada was a talented program specialist in the Department of Commerce's law development program. "Chelsea devoted her life to public service and her dedication and spirit were a model for all of us at Commerce," he said. "She served her country with distinction." He said as they mourn her death they will continue to fight terrorism.

She is the second person from the Washington D.C. area to die in the suicide bombing attack that the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for but has been attributed to terrorist organization National Thawheed Jammath. Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa, a fifth-grade student at Sidwell Friends School, was on leave to study in Sri Lanka, his mother's native home, when he died in the blasts, NBC News reported. The 11-year-old was eating breakfast at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo when it was attacked by a suicide bomber. UNICEF said at least 45 children were killed in the attacks. Sri Lankan authorities have said all responsible for the attacks have either been arrested or killed. More than 250 people, including 45 foreigners, were killed in the attacks.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/09/Sri-Lanka-US-official-injured-in-Easter-Sunday-bombings-has-died/2351557382723/

Notable: Agents seize more than 1,000 guns from home in upscale Holmby Hills, CA

Agents Seize More Than 1,000 Guns From Home in Upscale LA Neighborhood, Holmby Hills

More than 1,000 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found early on May 8 at a home in one of the most exclusive upscale neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Holmby Hills. Dramatic aerial footage shows a massive collection of weapons scattered out on what appears to be blankets in the property’s driveway, as police take inventory. One man, whose name has yet to be released, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful transportation, and of giving, lending, or selling an assault weapon, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said, according to the Los Angeles Times. He is expected to be booked, authorities said. The raid occurred around 4 a.m in the 100 block of North Beverly Glen Boulevard.

Police also found firearm manufacturing equipment and tools at the home. According to KABC, the home has multiple rooms and was cluttered with guns and ammunition. The weapons were described as a wide range of makes and models of different ages, including assault weapons, rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Many were modern, but some were also dated 50 years or more, with a few being fit as collectables as they were dated back to the Civil War, KABC reported. “I had never seen so many weapons in my career of 31 years,” LAPD Lt. Chris Ramirez told KABC. “That’s such a big arsenal in a residence like this, in this type of neighborhood. It’s astounding.”

He told the station that it is not illegal for someone to own a large collection of firearms but it is illegal to sell such weapons from a home, and without going through the extensively-regulated state and federal processes. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and LAPD were serving a search warrant. In a written statement to CNN, ATF spokeswoman Ginger Colbrun said that police had received a tip that someone was “conducting illegal firearms transaction outside the scope of the federal firearm license that the individual possess.”

The Daily Mail reported that public property records show the home has five bedrooms and 8,200 square feet of living space. It was last sold in 2001 and its current estimated value is about $7 million. The LA Times reported that court records show the property is owned by Cynthia Beck, who has three daughters with the son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, Gordon Getty. Beck bought the property in January 2001, but it remains unclear if she has any connection to the firearms find, and the paper could not reach Beck for comment.

Officers from both agencies remained on the scene and continued the investigation. They were going through and disposing of boxes and taking photographs of the evidence, the LA Times reported. ”Obviously it’s a lot,” Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman with the Los Angeles Police Department, told the LA Times. “They’re going to be there a long time. Possibly even tomorrow.” In a statement sighted by the Times, the ATF said, “ATF and LAPD have no reason to believe the public is in any danger.” In 2015, LAPD seized 1,200 guns, seven tons of ammunition and $230,000 in cash from a home. The owner had died of natural causes and was found in his SUV outside. At the time, it was considered one of the largest weapon’s seizure from one home, the LAPD said

https://www.theepochtimes.com/agents-seize-more-than-1000-guns-from-home-in-upscale-la-neighborhood-holmby-hills_2913113.html

Notable: Anon on cabal flooding CA with MS13/ISIS cheap weapons hidden in houses

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>>6452876

So to tie it all together, the cabal is: flooding CA with MS13/ISIS stockpiling cheap weapons easily obtained to avoids detection hidden in houses like we saw in today's raid..

Possibly smuggling larger weapons in shipping containers and placing them strategically throughout the US via rail lines.

Notable: Anon on FBI lost notes from Clinton probe met significant to concerns over foreign exfiltration leads

There is this Xi guy they call President of the People Rebublic of China.

Does China have a bunch of Dumb Shits running the place in the shadows too?

Ask NK?

Are these DS upending “trade” (peace deals)?

Lights on China this weak week.

How Deep does it go?

China Allegation

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), along with multiple anonymous sources, has alleged that Clinton’s server was compromised by a foreign hostile power, which was receiving Clinton’s incoming and outgoing emails.

That foreign power was China, using a company operating in northern Virginia, The Daily Caller reported, citing a former intelligence officer with expertise in cybersecurity issues and a government staff official—who both spoke on condition of anonymity.

The ICIG was examining the Clinton emails after it was asked by the State Department to check for classified information before the emails could be released pursuant to FOIA requests.

“When [the ICIG] did a very deep dive, they found in the actual metadata—the data which is at the header and footer of all the emails—that a copy, a ‘courtesy copy,’ was being sent to a third party and that third party was a known Chinese public company that was involved in collecting intelligence for China,” the former intelligence officer said.

He said he couldn’t disclose the name of the company.

“There are indications there are other ‘cutouts’ that were involved. I would be in a lot of trouble if I gave you the name,” he said.

There are a number of Chinese public state-owned companies with addresses in northern Virginia, including China Telecom Americas and China Unicom Americas, both in Herndon, right by the Dulles International Airport and less than 20 miles west of Washington.

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Comey Implicated?

The great Note Taker lost his notes or did the dog eat his homework?

“I don’t recall”

——

An intelligence analyst who was previously assigned to the Clinton case reached out to the FBI staffer who originally wrote the notes.

“I know this is a shot in the dark, but do you still have the meeting notes that you wrote up concerning an 8/3/2015 MRE meeting at FBIHQ? I think [redacted] correct me if I’m wrong) that this meeting was with the ICIG, if that helps matters,” the analyst wrote in a Feb. 5 email, also saying the notes “never made it to the file.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-lost-notes-from-clinton-probe-meeting-significant-to-concerns-over-foreign-exfiltration-lead_2912428.html

“I actually remember turning over my original notes for the file for this (it was right at the beginning of the case),” the staffer replied. “I gave them to [redacted] who was running the file then.”

Notable: >>6452891 Transgender Denver student Alec McKinney id'd as 2nd gunman in STEM school shooting

Transgender Denver high school student is identified as 'second gunman who killed one classmate and wounded eight', as friends refer to him as a 'tortured soul' who 'didn't get the support he needed'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7008381/Classmates-reveal-second-Denver-gunman-transgender-didnt-support-needed.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR3Zr7cpYTUcbveY9xJDmD_-lKpVtKHoAZJZj6Obe-4kFby7_KSFPkEYFKQ

Notable: California OKs new sex-ed guidelines for teachers despite objections from parents, protesters

California OKs new sex-ed guidelines for teachers despite objections from parents, protesters

these people are sick

the teachers have already been the first generation that was re-educated by the Hippies from the 60s

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-sex-education-transgender-lgbt

Notable: Buffett's Berkshire "Duped" Out Of $377 Million By "Ponzi-Like Solar Scheme"

Buffett's Berkshire "Duped" Out Of $377 Million By "Ponzi-Like Solar Scheme"

that is one big OOPS$$$$

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-08/buffetts-berkshire-duped-out-377-million-ponzi-solar-scheme-0

Notable: Baltimore TV anchor fired for questioning the leadership of past mayors (who happen to be black females)

Never, ever question the competence of a black female leader(s), regardless of object incompetence demonstrated x3

the left eats its own, always

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7007587/Baltimore-TV-anchor-fired-racist-sexist-question.html

Notable: Matt Gaetz will face Florida Bar grievance committee for tweet about Michael Cohen's 'girlfriends'

Matt Gaetz will face Florida Bar grievance committee for tweet about Michael Cohen's 'girlfriends'

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., will face a grievance committee in the Florida Bar's investigation of his intimidating tweet about former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. The Florida Bar said on Wednesday that the panel, described by the Tampa Bay Times as being akin to a grand jury, will take the case up from the initial review and decide if there was probable cause that Gaetz, who is licensed to practice law in Florida, violated state rules for lawyers. The association, as the highest governing body over licensed lawyers in Florida, was tasked with investigating dozens of complaints issued by Florida lawyers against Gaetz, including intimidation of a witness.

Guidelines published by the Florida Bar stipulate Florida's Supreme Court will have the final say on sanctions, if any, including disbarment. “Congressman Gaetz remains confident that the Florida Bar will not impair his vigorous and successful representation of his district," Gaetz's spokeswoman Jillian Lane Wyant told the Washington Examiner.

In late February, the night before Cohen was set to testify to the House Oversight Committee about his work for President Trump, Gaetz asked Cohen on Twitter: "Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot…" Gaetz, who made an appearance at the hearing despite not being a member of the committee, deleted the tweet and apologized for it, claiming he never meant to threaten anybody. In a phone call reported by Vanity Fair, the congressman told Cohen he chose his words "poorly" in his text.

“Congressman Gaetz, I cannot thank you enough for your message," Cohen wrote back. "The tweet, sadly, has only made a bad situation worse … not only for my wife but for my children as well. With your permission, I would like to share your message with my wife and children. Hopefully, it will bring a little peace to their damaged life. We all make mistakes especially in this crazy partisan time. Thank you again for your text and I hope that the tweet does not cause you any harm. If it does, and there is anything I can do to help you correct it, please feel free to reach out and I would be happy to assist.” Cohen, who pleaded guilty to a handful of crimes, including bank fraud, lying to Congress, and illegal campaign contributions, began his three-year prison sentence Monday.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/matt-gaetz-will-face-florida-bar-grievance-committee-for-tweet-about-michael-cohens-girlfriends

Notable: Intel that prompted US to deploy aircrast carrier to Middle East 'came from Israel'

Intel that prompted US to deploy aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘came from Israel’

https://intelnews.org/2019/05/09/01-2544/

Notable: Reminder: The Gettys bankrolled Gov Newsome's political career.

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Reminder: The Gettys bankrolled Gov Newsome's political career.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-san-francisco-money/

Notable: Venezuelan Authorities Initiate Public Dialogue on Economic Development – Maduro

Venezuelan Authorities Initiate Public Dialogue on Economic Development – Maduro

Venezuelan authorities will engage the general public in discussions on the economic development of the crisis-hit country, President Nicolas Maduro has said.

In an address, broadcast live on Twitter on Wednesday, Maduro said that 4 and 5 May were "the great national days of dialogue", when representatives of all branches of the government discussed changes to the strategy of the country’s development and sought to create a special development plan.

"I have initiated a process of dialogue with the public in an effort to create a plan of action, reconstruction and change in the Bolivarian Revolution. I need a plan … for changing the economic and political life of the country completely. The first events happened on Saturday and Sunday and they were very interesting. Now, I want such public meetings to be held at the end of this week, and thousands of public meetings to be held in order to hear the people, their criticism and suggestions […] People know everything", Maduro said.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201905091074838194-venezuela-public-dialogue-economy-development/

Notable: Right kind of Muslims kill 9 wrong kind of Muslims – Ramadan Day 3

Just another day at the Shrine

Right kind of Muslims kill 9 wrong kind of Muslims – Ramadan Day 3

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/05/right-kind-of-muslims-kill-9-wrong-kind-of-muslims-ramadan-day-3

Notable: Day 2 of trial against NXIVM leader Keith Raniere (news clip at the link)

Day 2 of trial against NXIVM leader Keith Raniere (short embedded news video)

Updated: May 08, 2019 06:29 PM EDT

https://www.news10.com/video/day-2-of-trial-against-nxivm-leader-keith-raniere_20190508222944/1990450235

video is at link only screen shot posted here.

Notable: Video of Gun Raid from today

Video of Gun Raid from today.

Notable: >>6452400 Moar on Gun Seize property owner: Cynthia Beck

Moar on Gun Seize property owner- Cynthia Beck:

This article lays out some of her properties (all of them are digg worthy), a few Gordon Getty buys, then she buys from him a few months later at a higher price (money laundering, I’m sure). She has a VAST property portfolio. Many of her properties have just been left to waste, including an interesting Malibu mansion. Decked out in stone- but check this entrance out!!!

Blue and White Epstein temple style!!!

https://www.yolandaslittleblackbook.com/blog/2018/05/18/cynthia-beck-abandoned-malibu-mansion-28012-sea-lane/

Notable: Juan Guaido's Deputy Arrested

Juan Guaido's Deputy Arrested After Failed Venezuelan Coup Attempt

The Venezuelan Constituent National Assembly has removed parliamentary immunity from seven opposition lawmakers who supposedly took part in the recent failed coup in the country. Among those who lost their immunity was Edgar Jose Zambrano, who serves as a National Assembly deputy.

CARACAS (Sputnik) — Edgar Zambrano, the deputy speaker of the Venezuelan opposition-controlled National Assembly, has been detained in the wake of the failed coup in the country, Diosdado Cabello, the head of the government-led National Constituent Assembly has said.

"I am informing you that several minutes ago, one of the leaders of the government overturn of April 30… Edgar Zambrano… was detained," Cabello said live on a state-run TV channel on Wednesday.

Earlier, self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, turned to Twitter, saying that the "vice president" of the opposition-controlled National Assembly had been detained by authorities from President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Edgar Zambrano, the assembly "vice president", said on Twitter that agents from the SEBIN intelligence agency had surprised him and, after refusing to let him out of his vehicle, were using a tow truck to take him to the SEBIN's Caracas headquarters, Reuters reported.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/201905091074835342-guaido-claim-opposition-congress-vice-president-detained/

Notable: Planefag: AF1 OTG @ JB Andrews

AF1 OTG @ JB Andrews

Notable: Anon on "Magic Mushroom" pills and cures

>>6449513 PB on Legalization of Magic Mushrooms in Colorado; Reason? The Recent Medical Research.

Cannabinoid molecules that stop seizures in seconds, from the Marijuana plant, and now, outrageously excellent NATURAL anti-depressant activity from the "Magic Mushroom".

It only takes ONE mushroom pill. (pic related)

The research subjects in all of the experiments so far describe the experience as if someone had hit the "reset" button in their brains. More experiments are being planned, because of all the great results with the smaller experiments.

See:

https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/body-mind-spirit/mental-health/magic-mushrooms-for-cancer-depression/

The antidepressant effects last for up to 6 MONTHS, and can save the lives of many cancer patients, and the suicidal, since these people need the psychological edge to fight back.

So far, there are no side effects at all.

One pill.

One pill. Five weeks to SIX months of relief.

No side effects.

Catch up on the science.

Sorry for the rant, but…..

This is America.

We have been letting big pharma deny us our natural medicines for far too long.

ONE thing we have the inalienable right to do is care for our fellow Americans, our fellow man, our children, without being granted some license by some bureaucrat to take care of the neighbors if we so choose.

WE are smart enough to figure out how to best use these plants. We are smart enough to do the research, if we are free to do the research.

IMHO. ….NO GREEN PLANT or other natural life form should be against the law in America. Nearly all of the best medicine comes from plants, fungus like mushrooms, etc.

There is science to do, and it can not be done when researchers are under the threat of arrest. We do not need the man made fake stuff today, when we have the technology to concentrate the real God given thing that will work with our bodies.

We Americans have an inalienable GOD given right to grow anything God gave us. The Constitution does not bar Americans from plant production of any kind, nor should it. The entire idea that anything like this would be illegal to work with, especially to do research that saves lives, is unconstitutional.

The government bureaucrats would want to talk to me about the dangers……

Don't talk to me about dangerous plants when there are weeds in my field that can kill my cows, and common house plants that can take my children's voice away if they are chewed on by my toddlers. Some house plants and common weeds are absolutely deadly. You cant even ingest one leaf.

But they are not illegal for us to have?

NO.

WHY then, does the government outlaw plants that are …not …deadly poisonous?

$$$$$$$ for big pharma….

That's why.

Government needs to quit playing daddy.

How many years worth of children have died from these deadly seizures because people partied with a marijuana plant and used it to kill pain, which was threatening big pharma profits???

How many private prison businesses relied on those jail sentences for trading in a green plant that harms no one, and that researchers needed to be researching 49 years ago to save so many lost lives?????

How many of our families have lost their fathers to these for profit prison businesses?

SCOURGE on America.

How many people have committed suicide for lack of a good all natural antidepressant?

As a biofag, all I can say is…

Go Colorado!!!!

Give these evil big pharma assholes who want to control every plant on the planet for their own profit …HELL!

Between them, and Monsanto, mankind has been denied so many of Gods gifts.

So sorry anons, for the rant.

But, it has to be said. It's life and death for so many. They literally take our right to save each others lives away. If we do not have this right, what do we have America?

Notable: Trump Taming the [China] Trade Dragon

newest from Ben Garrison

Trump Taming the [China] Trade Dragon

For far too long China has taken advantage of the west when it comes to trade.

Our recent presidents have consistently caved in to them—especially the Clintons who likely gave the Chinese whatever they wanted in exchange for campaign donations. Yes, it’s still yet another Clinton scandal that should have been investigated.

H.W. Bush said by opening up trade with China, our relations with them would become friendlier. He was China’s useful idiot. Instead of becoming our friend, bad trade deals only made China a wealthier enemy. They still consider us an archenemy. Bush did nothing after the Tiananmen Square massacre. We know what China has done to Tibet and they still want to invade Taiwan. They are building islands to help with their future military conquests. Regardless, we finally have a president willing to stand up to them, and they must view that with alarm. If they refuse to compromise, it could bring down their over-extended economy.

China has long been using unfair, xenophobic trade policies to shaft other countries. Western nations—especially the USA—have relocated way too many industries in China. China not only utilizes vast, cheap labor, but they also have no moral compunction when it comes to spying on foreign corporations or even stealing foreign products and processes. That includes stealing military technology–that is, when the Clintons weren’t handing it over to them outright. They’ve manipulated their currency to give them a constant advantage.

China has been around for over 5,000 years and they’ve learned to take a long-range view of things. They are very patient with their strategy, which of course is world domination. I once heard a translation of President Xi’s comments when he visited America early in Trump’s presidency. Xi flatly stated that he was an atheist. That means he worships himself. He recently proved that by ordering his subjects to love and worship him. He’s becoming the new Mao and like that dictator, Xi’s delusional religion is his own relentless expansion of power. He probably grew accustomed to world leaders applauding China’s habit of ripping them off.

President Trump wants to end the rip offs. Such a push back against China has been long overdue.

—Ben Garrison

https://grrrgraphics.com/taming-the-dragon/

Notable: >>6452102 New POTUS tweet

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126325461217202176

POTUS tweet.

Notable: For keks: 'love you, no homo' from POTUS

A love you, no homo from tonight

Notable: Why did Strzok want to interview former CIA Deputy Director Michael J. Morell in Feb 2016?

Why did Strzok want to interview form CIA Deputy Director Michael J. Morell in Feb 2016?

Is it because Morell was emailing HRC?

https://twitter.com/15poundstogo/status/1126315194370727937

Notable: Anon on the NSA's "Niagara Files" and the Apache Software Foundation

Need EYES on this anons! Early this morning an anon posted here >>6445253 (old bread) about an OPEN SOURCE database search product released by the NSA in 2014 called "Niagara Files". (Article linked below)(morning anon's pics related)

I am not a Linux user which is required for posting this code and moreover not that great with tech stuff so this needs someone proficient in Linux. I've come across this article before and don't think anyone has searched this here (if wrong my bad) but PLEASE someone look at this.

We've been told we "have more than you know", "it's all there", "watch the water" and "open source". Niagara (water), NSA database (all there), open source (open source). THIS has to be something worthy of anons time.

NSA Releases First in Series of Software Products to Open Source Community

The National Security Agency announced today the public release of its new technology that automates data flows among multiple computer networks, even when data formats and protocols differ. The tool, called "Niagarafiles (Nifi)," could benefit the U.S. private sector in various ways. For example, commercial enterprises could use it to quickly control, manage, and analyze the flow of information from geographically dispersed sites - creating comprehensive situational awareness.

The software is "open source," which means its code is available to the public - in this case, through the Apache Software Foundation. It is the first in a series of releases of in-house software products by NSA's Technology Transfer Program (TTP). Posting the code to open source forums allows the private sector and others to examine the agency's research up close, and potentially benefit from it through additional enhancements and applications. At the same time, the government can gain from related research advances.

In both the private and public sectors, data management has become an increasingly complex challenge - given the rigorous legal frameworks that must be taken into account, as well as the volume of data that may be encountered in the Digital Era.

https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/press-room/Article/1649337/nsa-releases-first-in-series-of-software-products-to-open-source-community/

https://nifi.apache.org/faq.html

Notable: >>6451975, >>6452026 ODD National Guard Tweet

ODD National Guard Tweet

Why would the video clip give coordinates for Houston, TX, but show street signs for Wilmington, NC.

https://mobile.twitter.com/NationalGuard/status/1126128563118325760

Notable: >>6451736, >>6451937, >>6451641, >>6451925, >>6452027 Massive cache of 1,000 guns seized at Bel-Air mansion from ATF raid

*Happening

www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-atf-lapd-investigation-20190508-story.html%3foutputType=amp

Notable: >>6451676, >>6451688, >>6451724, >>6451960, >>6452215 Planefag: B-52H call sign "MYTEE54"

B-52H call sign "MYTEE54"

'MYTEE' is reserved for "special activity" flights

Notable: Another marker confirmed for Friday?

looks like another marker confirmed for friday

Notable: , >>6451498 Planefag Updates

USAF G5 VIP SAM959

JB Andrews to CS, Colo and back

Notable: Florida Rally photo

>>6450961

Daniel Scavino

🚨Happening Now - Panama City Beach, Florida…

Notable: Anon reports #WWG1WGA 9,220,000 tweets in the past hour

Whoah #WWG1WGA 9,220,000T tweets in the past hour. Anyone else seeing this? Eerily happening after that epic Rally!

Notable: , >>6451195, >>6451124, >>6451309 Breaking: POTUS is cleaning out the press

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK???

Cassandra Fairbanks of the Gateway Pundit.

BANNED FROM

THE WHITE HOUSE?

This makes no sense at all.

Help.

Notable: POTUS: "we're getting rid of a lot of the rigging"

"we're getting rid of a lot of the rigging"

not a sailingAnon - what does that mean?

Notable: , >>6451043 Sunset: US Naval Forces tweet reflects Flynns new bg

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Tweets:

We love sharing amazing #sunsets!

https://mobile.twitter.com/USNavyEurope/status/1126203370224672768

Following Flynn’s Lead?

Notable: , >>6450455, >>6450483, >>6450456 Canadian SC Justice reported missing

This normal?

BREAKING: Ottawa Police issue bulletin for missing Canadian Supreme Court Justice Clément Gascon

https://twitter.com/breaking911/status/1126282324365258753?s=21

Notable: Texas uni teaches students about 'sexual pleasure for infants'

Don't know if posted yet, but are we gonna let them get by without saying anything?

This is sick!

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/08/university-of-north-texas-course-teaches-students-about-sexual-pleasure-for-infants/

Notable: The Karate Kid: John Kreese

this been dug on?

Background

Born in 1941, John Kreese joined the U.S. Army at some point in the past, becoming a commissioned officer. He volunteered for and passed U.S. Army Special Forces selection training, and proceeded to serve in a Green Beret unit during the Vietnam War. He attained the rank of captain, and was the Army's karate champion from 1970 to 1972, as shown on a framed picture of Kreese in uniform, which hung on the wall of his dojo in the first film. During his time in the Army, Kreese befriended a fellow Green Beret, Terry Silver, and saved his life several times in Vietnam. Despite this, Kreese would years later maintain that Silver doesn't owe him anything, though he admits he "lost count" of how many times he saved Silver's life.

In 1970, Kreese became the U.S. Army’s Karate champion, at which point Silver requested that Kreese train him and Silver began undertaking extensive Karate lessons from Kreese in between combat missions. Kreese, who had studied under Kim Sun-Yung of South Korea, instilled in Silver the creed of “Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy.” The two continued their rigorous workouts and sparring matches throughout the remainder of the war, along with others in their infantry company so that more soldiers could learn the valuable hand-to-hand combat skills. It was this small but elite group of soldiers who became the very first “Cobra Kai” class, and all of them received a distinctive tattoo of a fist clutching a cobra, which was to become the symbol of their brotherhood. After leaving the Army, Kreese opened a karate dojo with the help of Terry Silver, Cobra Kai, training young men in "the way of the fist". According to Martin Kove, Kreese had won at everything his entire life, and in Vietnam, the war was not allowed to be won. After the war, Kreese returned home and vowed that he and his dojo would not lose ever again. Because of this, Kreese created a simple motto for Cobra Kai, summing up his view on fighting and life itself: "Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy".

https://thekaratekid.fandom.com/wiki/John_Kreese

Notable: Florida rally cap

>>6450254

I meant this one…

Notable: US indicts 2 Israeli operators of Darkweb gateway

Scott W. Brady, the U.S. attorney for Western Pennsylvania, said DeepDotWeb's takedown represents a major blow to the Darknet economy.

"This is the single most significant law enforcement disruption of the Darknet to date," Brady said at a press conference in Pittsburgh. "While there have been successful prosecutions of various Darknet marketplaces, this prosecution is the first to attack the infrastructure supporting the Darknet itself."

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-indicts-two-israeli-operators-of-darkweb-gateway-/4909535.html

MOSSAD Indictments

Notable: Judge who presided over MS-13 gang cases confirmed for federal appeals court

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/judge-bianco-senate-second-circuit-1.30825785

Judge who presided over MS-13 gang cases confirmed by U.S. Senate for federal appeals court

Notable: PA school drops 'God Bless America' after complaint

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-school-drops-god-bless-america-after-freedom-from-religion-foundation-complaint

Wasn’t another Pennsylvania school just in the news?

Notable: , >>6449908 Estee Lauder Family Trust sells shares worth $465,378,624

Estee Lauder Family Trust sells shares worth $465,378,624

Grand-daughter of Estee Lauder

Aerin Rebecca Zinterhofer

Also Known As: Aerin Lauder

At least $3 billion | 49 years old | United States

Primary Position: Director, Estee Lauder Companies

Grandmother, Estee Lauder, started Estee Lauder Cosmetics in 1946, with four products. She initially sold skin products developed by her uncle, a chemist, in local beauty salons and hotels. Estee developed some of the most successful fragrances including, Youth Dew, Aramis and Beautiful. Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series Skincare for Men and Origins were also launched under her watch. The firm was later known as Estee Lauder Companies. Aerin Zinterhofer: Granddaughter of Estee joined the family business in 1992 as a Member .

https://www.wealthx.com/dossier/aerin-lauder-zinterhofer/

https://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1001250.htm

Notable: , >>6449982 New DJT: Panama City Beach rally at 8pm ET

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126264006988181505

Notable: Petition for Brian Sims to resign 17,000+ signatures now (4000+ yesterday)

>>6449244

Petition for Sims to resign 17thousand + signatures as of now

https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/rep-brian-sims-should-resign-for-harassing-pro-life-woman.html

Notable: diGenova predicted 'criminal referrals' in 2 Weeks; May 10

Watch for the Comey report to drop on Friday.

‘Joe DiGenova Predicts ‘Criminal Referrals’ From Comey Report Coming Out In 2 Weeks’ on April 26.

>https://www.libertybugle.com/joe-digenova-predicts-criminal-referrals-from-comey-report-coming-out-in-2-weeks-video/

Future proves past.

Notable: , >>6449627 Secret agent found dead in Paris

>>6449384

>https://www.newsweek.com/secret-agent-discovered-dead-paris-pool-vomit-found-possess-encryption-key-1418977

Notable: Trump and Kushner being sued for keeping Saudi meetings off the record

Trump and Kushner being sued for keeping Saudi meetings off the record

A lawsuit has been filed against US President Donald Trump and his son in law, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, alleging their failure to keep records of meetings with foreign government officials, including some from Saudi Arabia.

The lawsuit was filed yesterday in a District of Columbia Court by three different institutions including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). On its website, the group describes itself as a non-profit organisation of lawyers seeking to “reduce the influence of money in politics and help foster a government that is ethical and accountable.”

Details of numerous instances where Trump and Kushner are said to have broken the law have been cited, including five meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Note takers were also absent during Kushner’s meetings with top Saudi officials. The lawsuit describes Kushner as having several meetings recently in Riyadh that “excluded State Department officials, thereby avoiding the creation of a record of his conversations.”

According to CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder, “It is clear that President Trump and White House officials have gone to great lengths to hold high-level meetings with foreign governments and carry out foreign policy objectives while blatantly ignoring recordkeeping laws and preventing national security officials and the American people from understanding what they are doing.”

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190508-trump-and-kushner-being-sued-for-keeping-saudi-meetings-off-the-record/

Notable: Timeline of potentially related events leading up to Colorado shooting

>>6449150

Timeline of potentially related events leading up to Colorado shooting

Apr 15: Sol Pais arrives in Denver, ostensibly with the intention of committing a mass shooting.

Apr 17: Sol Pais dies http://archive.is/ZjDpD

Apr 24: Sheriff training exercise http://archive.is/0GMXM

Apr 29: Wikipedia warning posted https://kdvr.com/2019/05/07/ominous-note-on-stem-wikipedia-page-a-possible-warning-of-school-shooting/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190508005648/https://kdvr.com/2019/05/07/ominous-note-on-stem-wikipedia-page-a-possible-warning-of-school-shooting/

May 7: 7:46 AM: FF warning -24hrs https://twitter.com/TrueEyeTheSpy/status/1125773915371057154

May 7: 1:50 PM: Shooting occurs

Sauce

>https://twitter.com/JTweets1234/status/1126235240186273792

Notable: Denver decriminalises magic mushrooms as bill passes

BREAKING: Ordinance decriminalizing use and possession of psychedelic mushrooms in Denver, Colorado, appears to have passed; Denver would be the first city in the U.S. to take such an act - KDVR

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1126253849944059904

Notable: FOIA reveals Detroit police track people through their cell phones

Detroit Police Spent More Than Half Million Dollars On Cell-Site Simulator To Track People’s Locations

Detroit police purchased surveillance technology that allows police to actively track people’s locations through their cell phones, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

In October 2017, the Detroit Police Department (DPD) obtained a cell-site simulator, which is a type of surveillance technology that locates and tracks phones by mimicking cell phone towers. Also known as IMSI catchers and Stingrays (a specific model of cell-site simulator made by Harris Corporation), cell-site simulators are increasingly used by law enforcement to locate suspects in investigations across the country.

The technology was purchased for $622,000 from KeyW Corporation in 2016, but DPD did not take possession of the equipment until the fall of 2017.

DPD’s cell-site simulator was deployed at least 66 times between January 1, 2018, and October 31, 2018.

Cell-site simulators allow police to collect the cellphone location information of anyone in the vicinity of the device. This is not limited to the targets of police investigations and includes passersby suspected of no wrongdoing.

Such dragnet surveillance has sparked widespread concern from civil liberties groups across the country. They argue cell-site simulators can be used to circumvent constitutional rights to privacy under the Fourth Amendment.

While some cities recently enacted legislation requiring police departments to inform the public and even gain approval from city council before obtaining new surveillance technologies, Detroit has no such policy in place.

Shelli Weisberg, political director at the ACLU of Michigan, believes the ability of law enforcement agencies like DPD to unilaterally acquire surveillance technology without public knowledge or approval is a huge problem.

“The fact that no public input is mandated is really problematic,” Weisberg said. “Having a privacy ordinance like that would be beneficial in Michigan.”

Additionally, a non-disclosure agreement between the City of Detroit and KeyW shows Detroit must notify the company of records requests pertaining to its work “immediately,” so that it can seek to block their disclosure.

“KEYW shall, if it chooses, take action to prevent the disclosure and notify the receiving party of this action in no more than the time receiving party has to respond to the disclosure request,” the NDA reads.

https://shadowproof.com/2019/05/08/detroit-police-spent-more-than-half-million-dollars-on-cell-site-simulator-to-track-peoples-locations/

Notable: Trump Sanctions Iran’s Metal Exports

Trump Sanctions Iran’s Metal Exports

The Trump administration sanctioned iron, steel, aluminum, and copper exports from Iran on May 8, choking off Tehran’s second-largest source of revenue. The White House’s announcement was timed with the one-year anniversary of Trump’s withdrawal from the previous administration’s Iran nuclear deal. Metals make up 10 percent of the Islamic regime’s exports. After the withdrawal, the United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical exports, the regime’s top source of revenue.

“Because of our action, the Iranian regime is struggling to fund its campaign of violent terror, as its economy heads into an unprecedented depression, government revenue dries up, and inflation spirals out of control,” Trump said in a statement. “We are successfully imposing the most powerful maximum pressure campaign ever witnessed, which today’s action will further strengthen.” Earlier in May, the Trump administration announced that it will not renew waivers it issued to several nations that have depended on Iranian oil, to clamp down completely on the regime’s oil industry. In April, the administration declared Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist group. The United State considers Iran an “outlaw regime,” blaming it for malign activity around the world. Washington accuses Iran’s leaders of being the biggest funders of radical Islamic terrorism.

Trump quit the deal with Iran and several other nations in 2018, saying that the agreement allowed Iran to continue funding terrorism and developing ballistic missiles, among other issues. Israeli intelligence revealed in 2018 that Iran concealed a vast archive of nuclear weapons research in violation of the nuclear deal. Hours before Trump’s announcement, Iran informed ambassadors from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, China, and Russia of its decision to stop implementing “some commitments” of the Iran deal, officially titled the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). A letter from President Hassan Rouhani was delivered to the envoys of countries that are still party to the deal.

The United Kingdom said on May 8 it was extremely concerned about Iran’s announcement and that Tehran would face consequences if it backed away from the deal. Russia blamed the United States for Iran’s walking away from parts of the deal. “We are extremely concerned about this announcement and urge Iran to continue to meet its commitments under the deal and not to take escalatory steps,” British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said. The United States put forth 12 demands for Iran upon quitting the JCPOA, asking the regime to shut down its nuclear program, stop enriching plutonium, allow full access to international observers, and halt the development of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, among other requests.

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“Tehran can expect further actions unless it fundamentally alters its conduct,” Trump said. “I look forward to someday meeting with the leaders of Iran in order to work out an agreement and, very importantly, taking steps to give Iran the future it deserves.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the United States demands the same from all other nations and that Iran is not unique. Tehran’s rulers have vehemently resisted pressure from the United States. In January, the regime carried out a failed satellite launch, defying a warning from Trump, and in February, Iran tested a new ballistic missile.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-sanctions-irans-metal-exports_2912376.html

Notable: FBI lost notes from Clinton probe meeting significant

FBI Lost Notes From Clinton Probe Meeting Significant to Concerns Over Foreign Exfiltration Lead

The FBI had lost notes from a 2015 meeting with people from the office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), according to newly released FBI records on the investigation of Former State Secretary Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information. The news raises a concern that some information about an explosive lead passed by the ICIG to the FBI now might be lost. The lost notes memorialized a meeting that took place on Aug. 3, 2015, less than a month after the ICIG made a referral to the FBI that classified information may have been disclosed in an unauthorized manner to a foreign power because Clinton conducted State Department business through an email hosted on an insufficiently secured server in her basement. The ICIG-FBI meetings hold special significance because it was allegedly several of these meetings where the ICIG officials passed a lead to the FBI about anomalies in the metadata of the emails indicating that a copy of nearly every email was sent to an agent of a foreign power. Several lawmakers as well as the Justice Department’s Inspector General (IG) publicly confirmed that then-ICIG Charles McCullough told them about the metadata anomalies and that the lead was communicated to the FBI. The FBI acknowledged that Clinton’s emails could have been breached by foreign actors who covered their tracks, but denied that any evidence of foreign infiltration was found. Several current and former senior FBI officials involved in the Clinton case denied in congressional testimonies any recollection of receiving the metadata lead.

Missing Notes Based on documents from a tranche released by the FBI around May 6, special agents from the FBI’s Washington field office were going through materials from the Clinton investigation so they could be released pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. On Feb. 4, they tried to find the ICIG meeting notes, which should have been in the case file based on information in the FBI’s electronic case management system. But the notes weren’t there. An intelligence analyst who was previously assigned to the Clinton case reached out to the FBI staffer who originally wrote the notes.

“I know this is a shot in the dark, but do you still have the meeting notes that you wrote up concerning an 8/3/2015 MRE meeting at FBIHQ? I think [redacted] correct me if I’m wrong) that this meeting was with the ICIG, if that helps matters,” the analyst wrote in a Feb. 5 email, also saying the notes “never made it to the file.” “I actually remember turning over my original notes for the file for this (it was right at the beginning of the case),” the staffer replied. “I gave them to [redacted] who was running the file then.” All names have been redacted in the communications. The email indicates, however, that the staffer is now with the FBI’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, which takes care of IT services for the bureau. A Feb. 12 document shows that the Washington Field Office considered the meeting notes missing as the special agent who was to receive the notes from the staffer said he “documented all relevant case material before leaving the case and did not retain any notes or other case materials.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-lost-notes-from-clinton-probe-meeting-significant-to-concerns-over-foreign-exfiltration-lead_2912428.html

Notable: The PP where Brian Sims harassed pro-Lifers is a mess

The Planned Parenthood Where Brian Sims Harassed Pro-Lifers Is A Mess

The Planned Parenthood clinic where Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims harassed pro-life protesters has a terrible track record with state health and safety inspectors. Inspectors failed the Philadelphia clinic in 13 of its last 23 inspections, including a revisit in 2018 because it had not corrected the deficiencies identified in a prior visit. Inspectors also identified a wide range of safety problems at the clinic since 2011, including failure to report sex abuse of children and improper storage of aborted babies, according to records from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Sims visited the clinic last week and filmed himself harassing pro-life protesters, including a woman and three young girls who told him they were there to pray for the babies. “I’ve got $100 to anyone who will identify any of these three,” he said, after referring to them as “pseudo-Christians” there solely for the purpose of “shaming young girls.” Sims did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the health and safety record of the clinic.

The clinic passed its most recent inspection posted online in March 2019, but it is unclear what disciplinary or corrective action was taken regarding its past failures. A spokeswoman at the Pennsylvania Department of Health said those records are not available, except by a freedom of information request. The most egregious failing at the clinic is its failure to follow Pennsylvania child abuse laws, which stipulate a child under the age of 13 is incapable of consenting to sex, and that sex with a child under the age of 16 is a crime if the offender is four or more years older than the child. Health care providers including this clinic are required under the law to report these crimes. The clinic was found to have failed to report multiple instances in which unmarried girls under the age of 15 came to them pregnant. One of the girls, who was only 13, indicated on a form she first had sex when she was 11. The clinic did not report these instances of potential abuse and criminal violations to the state.

Additionally, the clinic was found on multiple inspections over the years to be in violation of safety protocols, such as fire safety standards and proper disposal and storage of biohazardous waste. In one 2015 visit, inspectors found ice and frost build up in a freezer, where the remains of aborted babies were improperly stored in red biohazard bags. Inspectors also found unsanitary conditions in several visits, including a container of used needles spilled and scattered on the floor of a biohazard room, and failure to meet standards about the storage of drugs. “The recovery area revealed multiple darkened stained areas on the carpeted floor,” a 2015 inspection report found. “The cushion of a patient bench had multiple darkened stains.” The clinic also failed seven of their last 14 building inspections.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/planned-parenthood-brian-sims/

Notable: BO to release his 'memoir' during election season.

The winning doesn’t stop anons!

https://thegrio.com/2019/05/08/barack-obama-memoir-delay-2020/

Notable: Constitutional crisis mentioned by Q.

Nadler: We’re in a Constitutional Crisis — Trump ‘Disobeying the Law’

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/08/nadler-were-in-a-constitutional-crisis-trump-disobeying-the-law/

THIS IS NOTABLE

Q Mentions constitutional crisis on posts 972 and 964

Pics attached

Notable: Iran reportedly moving ballistic missiles by boat.

FFS

Notable: Senators urge Pompeo to move against Cuba’s doctor trafficking.

Senators Urge Pompeo to Move Against Cuba’s Doctor Trafficking

A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators is urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “take greater action” regarding Cuba’s use of that country’s doctors and other medical personnel for overseas assignments that amount to human trafficking in forced labor.

“As of 2015, the Cuban regime had deployed more than 50,000 medical personnel for foreign medical missions in 67 countries—in essence, a global network of human trafficking that generated billions of dollars in revenue for the regime,” wrote senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in the letter.

Citing recent media reports, the senators told Pompeo that “while it has long been understood that the Cuban regime profits from these deployments, this new investigation exposes the way in which Cuban and Venezuelan officials compelled Cuban doctors to provide services and medicines only to supporters of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

“Such repugnant politicization of medical treatment forced Cuban doctors to deny essential care to sick and aging Venezuelans if they were deemed insufficiently loyal to the Maduro regime.”

The political use of health care services by the Maduro regime prior to the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election was succeeded by exploding inflation, chronic shortages of basic necessities, including food and fuel for transportation, and a breakdown of public utility services such as electricity and water.

Venezuela now appears to be on the verge of a genuine civil war. In addition to the doctors, the Cuban regime has dispatched 20,000 or more troops to Venezuela, according to White House National Security Adviser John Bolton. Cuban officials deny having any troops in Venezuela.

The senators also pointed to Cuba’s recent “Mais Medicos” deal with the former government of Brazil in which “the financial arrangement between the former government of Brazil, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Cuban regime allowed the regime to withhold approximately 75 percent of the Cuban doctors’ wages.

“Under this arrangement, Cuban doctors were the only medical professionals participating in the Mais Medícos program to have a substantial part of their salaries retained by their government.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/senators-urge-pompeo-to-move-against-cubas-doctor-trafficking_2912549.html

Notable: Seattle School District urges teachers to follow CAIR guidelines on blessing Muslim students during Ramadan.

smdh.

Seattle School District Urges Teachers to Follow CAIR Guidelines on Blessing Muslim Students During Ramadan

Dieringer School District in Seattle, Washington, is calling on its teachers to follow CAIR-issued guidelines regarding adherence to Islam. The school district is urging its teachers to bless Muslim students by reciting Arabic to them during Ramadan.

https://www.breitbart.com/education/2019/05/08/seattle-school-district-urges-teachers-to-follow-cair-guidelines-on-blessing-muslim-students-during-ramadan/

Notable: Maggie Tweets.

>>6448788

ChooChooMaggie:

Wasn't he interviewed under penalty of perjury the previous times?

CST

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1126230946607505410

responding to:

Don jr under oath?! I could not be more excited.

last bit:

A day after McConnell took to the senate floor to declare "case closed," senate intel in GOP-controlled senate has subpoened @DonaldJTrumpJr

inner sauce

https://www.axios.com/senate-intelligence-committee-donald-trump-jr-subpoena-russia-9c9ed1e6-63e4-4796-91c4-a20082e991d2.html

Notable: Baltimore hit by ransomware attack, forcing officials to shut down city's servers.

(6 days ago)

Baltimore mayor resigns amid ongoing corruption scandal

https://nypost.com/2019/05/02/baltimore-mayor-resigns-amid-ongoing-corruption-scandal/

(Today)

Baltimore hit by ransomware attack, forcing officials to shut down city's servers

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/baltimore-hit-by-ransomware-attack-forcing-officials-to-shut-down-citys-servers

Buried in this article a nugget, or pointer.

"Last year, Atlanta’s computer systems were hit. The ransomware attack locked important city data behind an encrypted wall that could only be unlocked if the city paid hackers thousands of dollars in Bitcoins.

The ransom note left by the hackers said that refusing to pay the figure would lead to wiping out the information.

In December, a federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted two Iranian nationals, Faramarz Savandi and Mohammed Mansouri, for creating and deploying the""SamSam" ransomware that crippled online government services for more than a week."

It's the Iranians

Bitter because POTUS pointed B-52s at them and Sent Pompeo to reassure Iraq we'd stand strong for freedom after they struck Israel through Hamas and Hezbollah? The time of the Iranian mafia has ended. POTUS Sanctions their metals today and they try to steal the city of Baltimore. Now its a Federal Case.

(Next)

Servers get seized by FBI Cybercrimes Division. Deep dive into City of Baltimore's books. UH - OH, what's that? Decades of corruption via the port, the church, the cops, the firemen…and DC just down the road?? Don't shit where you dine, shit in Baltimore instead.

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Big announcement today: Drug companies have to come clean about their prices in TV ads. Historic transparency for American patients is here…"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126230693959200769

Big announcement today: Drug companies have to come clean about their prices in TV ads. Historic transparency for American patients is here. If drug companies are ashamed of those prices—lower them!

Notable: DJT Tweet: "The reality is, with the Tariffs, the economy has grown more rapidly in the United States and much more slowly in China…"

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126229955677786113

“The reality is, with the Tariffs, the economy has grown more rapidly in the United States and much more slowly in China.” Peter Morici, Former Chief Economist, USITC

Notable: Marketfag update: POTUS winning.

US Market Report-TROLOLOLOLO can't beat POTUS

written by pepe with very little input from outside sources

DOW

Volume 273,140,295

Avg. Volume 294,380,491

NAS

Volume 1,926,438,976

Avg. Volume 2,199,952,295

SP500

Volume 1,906,076,164

Avg. Volume 3,571,218,196

as mentiioned for how many month's?-IT'S JUST NOT THERE

The roller coaster continued today as the NAS was nothing but paper and burning short's on the up's and down's called an equity market.

The system cannot handle "down". The futures were down about 100point s on the DOW this morning and they were quickly erased upon the cash open. Oil told the tale of today as it was quickly juiced upwards prior to the cash open. Futures already indicated this a few hour's earlier.

Pepe was up early like most anons this morning

The selloff was accelerated because INTEL had poor guidance in it's just released report

see here:

Intel : shares sink as executives give three-year outlook

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp shares declined 2.5 percent after executives gave their three-year outlook at an investor day on the company's Santa Clara, California campus.

Chief Executive Bob Swan said on Wednesday the company sees both revenue and earnings per share growing in the "single digit" percentage range over the next three years, with flat PC chip sales offset by "double digit" percentage revenue growth in data center chips.

https://www.marketscreener.com/INTEL-CORPORATION-4829/news/Intel-shares-sink-as-executives-give-three-year-outlook-28562432/

They knew this was coming and have since the quarter ended. No surprise here.

See cap #2 for the clsoing slide, also see the circled NAS volume bars. Total prop job.

The put/call ratio is fairly skewed on the retail ETF side. But on the 'tute side it resembles the situation that developed just prior to 2008. The system made it appear "all was well" and we now know it was not.

See cap #3

here is some input from ZH

Ugly Close Erases Early Stock Gains As Algos Chase Trade Headlines All Day

Chinese markets started off weak but that drop was met with a wall of National Team buying, only to see more selling pressure stocks lower into the afternoon session close..

European markets were mixed with DAX leading and Spain and Italy flat, though well of the intraday lows.

US Futures show the roller-coaster ride today with overnight headlines of China's reneging starting the decline, Trump tweets and Sanders reiteration prompted hope-filled gains, and then China's retaliation headlines sparked selling..

Stocks were holding hopeful gains until the last 15 minutes which - as opposed to yesterday's panic-bid - dumped.

(INTEL report was coming-see above)

With a major sell program hitting.

We also note a large $20bn IBM bond sale likely put upward (rate-lock) pressure on yields all day.

10Y Yields spiked after the ugly auction, reaching up to its Monday opening levels.

Brent Crude futures just achieved a 'bullish' golden cross.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-08/stocks-gain-amid-bond-pain-trade-headlines-dominated

See Cap#4 for Goldman Sak's chart showing the shitshow of China will do this and China will do that as track it against the movement's of the market's.

Notable: Charlie Kirk Has a donor offering 25K for information re: Trump's leaked tax documents.

Diggs for Cash

Charlie Kirk Has a donor offering 25 Grande !

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1126172833187373056

Notable: Donald Trump Jr. has been subpoenaed.

Donald Trump Jr. has been subpoenaed

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1126221001061228544

Notable: The House Judiciary Committee just passed a resolution to hold AG Barr in contempt.

>>6448383

TY Baker!!!

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1126223839766167562

BNL NEWS

‏ @BreakingNLive

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just passed a resolution to hold AG Barr in contempt for ‘not complying with a subpoena for the full Mueller report’

Notable: Mike Pompeo says Aasia Bibi 'safely reunited' with her family.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1968704/1-mike-pompeo-says-aasia-bibi-safely-reunited-family/

Mike Pompeo says Aasia Bibi 'safely reunited' with her family

Notable: CSPAN Poll: Winning!

Another BIG move. Not tired of Winning!

Votes at 58K with 48% yes and 52% No

"Should Attorney General William Barr be held in contempt of Congress?"

>>6447795

>Patriots made BIG move in one bread!

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126116099009982466

Notable: FBI opened obstruction of justice probe against President Trump before Mueller probe.

MORE ROSENSTEIN LIES: FBI Opened Obstruction of Justice Probe Against President Trump Before Mueller Probe

In April 2018 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Trump in a private meeting that he was not a target of “any part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.”

The meeting took place in early 2018 and Rosenstein, who brought up the investigations himself, offered the assurance during a meeting with Trump at the White House

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/more-rosenstein-lies-fbi-opened-obstruction-of-justice-probe-against-president-trump-before-mueller-probe/

Notable: Big Tech capitalizes on hyper-sensitized dopamine systems.

Human Brains Re-wired in Tech Age, Big Tech Capitalizes on “Hypersensitized” Dopamine Systems

“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works…”

Facebook has been spotlighted for its censorship of Alex Jones and Infowars, but there is another angle to Big Tech tyranny.

Depression and suicide are at record rates in the west. While there are many driving factors behind this trend, one of them appears to be worsening addictions to tech.

Human development has this far driven us toward interaction with others. We needed to connect with and learn from each other. We need to reproduce.

What happens when our technology becomes more “rewarding” than anything else?

In Japan, where cultural norms allow for rapid adoption of new technology, a population crisis is emerging as young people are no longer having relationships.

The Independent reports:

“Some men claimed they “find women scary” as a poll found that around 31% of people aged 18 to 34 from the island nation say they are virgins.”

One Japanese woman said, “I think a lot of men just cannot be bothered. They can watch porn on the internet and get sexual satisfaction that way.”

We are literally becoming addicted to our technology and the distraction that it brings. Every time we see the glowing red indicator on our Facebook page, our brain releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine.

Dopamine is a central part of the reward center in the brain. It tells us, “Ok, this act (eating food, sex, achieving a goal) brought pleasure, do it again”.

The Guardian reported on the modern phenomenon of our dopamine systems becoming “hypersensitized”, making normal interactions and natural human activities less engaging:

What’s more, our 21st-century world is so heavily baited with cues and stimuli – from stealthy marketing to junk food, not to mention the nagging lure of online life – that it appears to be rigging our dopamine systems to become “hypersensitised”.

Big Tech has capitalized on this mind-hack.

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/72553/human-brains-rewired-in-tech-age-big-tech-capitalizes-on-hypersensitized-dopamine.html

Notable: Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'.

Jeff Sessions sides with William Barr about 'spying'

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions has picked a side in the "spying" debate. At the SALT conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sessions was asked to respond to FBI Director Christopher Wray disputing Attorney General William Barr's use of the word "spying" to describe surveillance of President Trump's 2016 campaign. "I think Chris Wray — didn't he say that's one way of saying it? He wouldn't have said it that way," Sessions said. "I think that 'spying' is a perfectly good word."

On Tuesday, Wray testified to a budget panel that would not use the word. "That’s not the term I would use," Wray testified. "To me the key question is making sure it's done by the book, consistent with our lawful authorities. That's the key question; different people use different colloquial phrases." The debate over the term began at a hearing last month when Barr said "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign. He clarified that he hasn't proven there was any wrongdoing and is looking into alleged misconduct within in the Justice Department and FBI, but his "spying" declaration riled Democrats and others.

At a Democratic retreat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Barr went "off the rails." Former FBI Director James Comey, who led the bureau when it opened its counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016, said "the FBI doesn’t spy, the FBI investigates." Following revelations that the FBI sent an undercover agent to meet with George Papadopoulos in London in 2016, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper conceded that what the FBI had been doing “meets the dictionary definition of spying." Sessions also noted that FBI's use of undercover agents could be considered spying, adding that he wants to see more facts come out. Sessions was participating in a panel alongside former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is a former federal prosecutor. He offered his take on the debate, saying, "There's legal spying and illegal spying — but both are spying."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jeff-sessions-sides-with-barr-about-spying

Notable: US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea.

US suspends effort to retrieve war dead from North Korea

The US has halted efforts to retrieve the remains of its troops killed during the Korean War amid a breakdown in communication with North Korea.

North Korea last year handed over the remains of more than 50 US servicemen killed in the 1950-1953 conflict.

It was a sign of improved relations between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

But the Pentagon on Wednesday said the programme had been halted following a failed summit between the two leaders.

Some 36,000 American soldiers died during the Korean War and the US says more than 7,700 remain unaccounted for.

Around 5,300 of these soldiers were lost in North Korea.

The joint effort to return the bodies of US soldiers marked the partial fulfilment of an agreement reached between Trump and Kim during their historic first meeting in Singapore in 2018.

Trump: First Korean War remains identified

But communications halted following a second summit in Vietnam this year in which the leaders failed to make progress in talks over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Chuck Prichard, a spokesman for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), said on Wednesday that North Korean officials had not communicated with the agency since the February summit.

"As a result, our efforts to communicate with the Korean People's Army regarding the possible resumption of joint recovery operations for 2019 has been suspended," he said in a statement.

"We have reached the point where we can no longer effectively plan, coordinate, and conduct field operations" with North Korea.

Kim open to talks if US has 'right attitude'

Kim accuses US of 'bad faith' in Hanoi

Amid the breakdown in communication between the countries, Pyongyang tested several short-range missiles on Saturday.

South Korea said the missiles were fired from the Hodo peninsula in the east of the country in the first weapons test since the Hanoi Summit.

Image copyright Planet/Handout via Reuters

Following the launch, Trump tweeted that he believed Kim “realizes the great economic potential of North Korea, & will do nothing to interfere or end it.”

"He also knows that I am with him and does not want to break his promise to me," he wrote.

South Korea announced on Tuesday that Trump was supporting its plan to provide humanitarian food aid to North Korea amid reports that it had suffered its worst harvest in decades, leading to chronic food shortages.

In a 35-minute phone call, Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed ways to continue dialogue with North Korea in spite of the weapons test, the South Korean presidency said in a statement.

"President Trump assessed that South Korea's food provision to North Korea as a humanitarian effort will be a very timely and positive measure and he supported this," it said.

SOURCE

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48208686

Notable: GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'.

GOP senator says deep state investigation will find 'all roads lead to Comey'

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday warned former FBI Director James Comey that he could end up at the center of a criminal conspiracy to undermine President Trump’s 2016 campaign. "He's worried, and he should be, that Mr. Barr … is going to look further into the genesis of the investigation of the Trump campaign,” Kennedy said during an appearance on “America’s Newsroom.” “I think they’re going to find that all roads lead to Mr. Comey.”

Since being fired by Trump in 2017, Comey has been a vocal critic of the president, insisting he was removed because the department, under his watch, opened an investigation into possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russians seeking to influence the election.

During congressional testimony earlier this month, Attorney General William Barr said he believes that investigation was sparked by illegal spying done by officials in the top levels of the FBI. “I don’t know what he’s talking about,” Comey told "CBS This Morning." “The FBI doesn’t spy, the FBI investigates. We investigated a very serious allegation that Americans might be hooked up with the Russian effort to attack our democracy. The Republicans need to breathe into a paper bag.” Kennedy said he and his GOP colleagues in the Senate are breathing just fine. “It’s clear to most Americans that Mr. Comey is not and never was a law enforcement professional. He’s just a hack politician,” Kennedy said.

The president has repeatedly referred to Comey as a “liar” and a “leaker” who should be prosecuted for abusing his power at one of the country’s most powerful law enforcement agencies. Comey often attacks Trump personally, saying he is unfit for office and should be removed. In a recent op-ed in the New York Times Comey wrote Trump’s selfishness was “eating the souls” of otherwise good officials, such as Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Kennedy said Comey is likely to be discovered as the driving force behind that push — one that will have a lasting impact on the bureau and the American public’s trust in its political impartiality. “Why he did what he did I don’t know,” he said. “But it is breathtaking to the extent that he has hurt the FBI … and we need to work hard to get their reputation back thanks to Mr. Comey’s tarnishing of that agency.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-kennedy-says-deep-state-investigation-will-find-all-roads-lead-to-comey

Notable: Times healthcare reporter dies.

Notable death

https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/status/1126206857696223233?s=19

Notable: VW introduces EV Hatchback in $34 billion plan to take down Tesla.

VW Introduces EV Hatchback In $34 Billion Plan To Take Down Tesla

(say buh-bye TSLA)

With Tesla already facing stiff competition from high end retailers like Audi and Jaguar - both of whom have introduced luxury performance electric vehicles – Volkswagen is now posing an additional threat that could impact middle market buyers of Tesla's Model 3.

In fact, Volkswagen has invested $34 billion in a strategy to try and take down Tesla as the leader in electric vehicles, according to Bloomberg. The company is now taking €1000 deposits for its new ID.3 hatchback, which Volkswagen is hoping will be the electric successor to its iconic Beetle. The vehicle will start at less than €30,000, which is about the same price as the diesel variant of its Golf hatchback.

VW sales chief Juergen Stackmann said recently:

“We are not playing. This is the car to beat for the future, for all our competitors.”

The ID.3 marks the beginning of a roll out of more than 20 battery powered models over the coming years for Volkswagen. Their target is to sell more than 1 million electric cars annually by 2025 and the company's effort will undoubtedly continue to stoke the fire of competition in electric vehicles. Unlike Tesla, profitability remains paramount for VW. Stackmann continued, saying that VW's EVs “must make money.”

The introduction of the ID.3 comes on the precipice of electric vehicles breaking through to the mass market, which still hasn’t happened in full yet.

VW is offering a special edition of the vehicle, limited to 30,000 vehicles and inclusive of a year of free charging at certain stations. Reservations have been opened for customers in 29 countries across Europe, including Germany, Norway and the Netherlands. The car will be officially unveiled in September, and Stackmann expects the company reservation book to be full ahead of the event.

The first "limited-edition" run of the vehicle will cost less than €40,000 and have a range of ~260 miles. The basic version will have a range of ~180 miles and the top-of-the-line model will have a range ~330 miles.

Tesla has tacitly acknowledged the rivalry, sending an email to prospective German customers on Wednesday reminding them that its Model S and Model X both have the best range of electric cars in production. The assembly of the ID.3 will start later this year and first deliveries are planned for mid 2020. The company is targeting 100,000 sales per year of the new model.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-08/we-are-not-playing-vw-introduces-ev-hatchback-34-billion-plan-take-down-tesla

See this:

Porsche Fined $599 Million for Its Role in Volkswagen Diesel-gate Scandal

Porsche never developed its own diesel engines but was fined for its lack of oversight in using dirty VW powerplants in the Macan, Panamera, and Cayenne.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27874/porsche-fined-599-million-for-its-role-in-volkswagen-dieselgate-scandal

and this

Elon Musk Confirms He Bought $25 Million in Tesla Stock Last Week

https://www.barrons.com/articles/elon-musk-tesla-stock-buy-51557202259

Notable: China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington’s clampdown on Iran.

China ramps up crude oil imports despite Washington’s clampdown on Iran

Oil imports by China unexpectedly surged in April to a record despite refinery maintenance outages and tepid domestic fuel demand, according to data from the Chinese General Administration of Customs.

Imports amounted to 43.73 million tons of crude or 10.64 million barrels per day (bpd), customs data showed. That compared with 9.26 million bpd in March and was up 11 percent from the April 2018 level, according to Reuters calculations.

“The crude imports exceeded our expectations as both domestic refinery production and margins do not appear to support such high volumes of purchases,” said Wang Zhao, head of crude oil research at Sublime China Information.

“We may see stockpiles rising as state-run refiners pre-stocked supplies in April from Iran and the United States anticipating the impact of sanctions,” he added.

Data from Refinitiv showed that China’s crude oil imports from Iran rose to 24 million barrels or about 800,000 bpd in April, which is the highest level since August. The increase came as a result of buyers rushing in shipments before the US sanctions waiver deadline of early May.

https://www.rt.com/business/458714-china-oil-iran-sanctions/

Notable: DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI’s use of unverified Steele dossier.

DOJ inspector general 'homing in on' FBI’s use of unverified Steele dossier

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is investigating the FBI’s reliance on the unverified dossier produced by British ex-spy Christopher Steele in the surveillance of a Trump campaign associate “despite questions about [Steele’s] credibility." Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reports Horowitz “is homing in on” and “has been asking witnesses about” the FBI’s “treatment of information” provided by Steele, described as a “key source”, who was used to obtain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrants against former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page. This is part of Horowitz’s broad investigation into alleged FISA abuse and more. Steele’s dossier was funded in part by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign through the Perkins Coie law firm and opposition research group Fusion GPS, which had reached out to and contracted Steele.

The new Wall Street Journal report says the inspector general’s office “has been asking why the FBI continued to cite Steele as a credible source in the renewal applications.” And a specific focus of Horowitz’s team is apparently “a news report cited extensively in the [FISA] applications that appeared to bolster Steele’s credibility… [which] said U.S. intelligence officials were investigating allegations similar to those Steele had raised.” The “news report” was written by Yahoo News journalist Michael Isikoff, who said he was stunned when he learned that his September 2016 article for Yahoo News was used in the FISA applications targeting Carter Page to bolster Steele’s credibility, despite his source being Steele himself. Iskoff said “it’s self-referential” and “it seems a little odd that they would cite the Yahoo News story about the matter they are investigating themselves based on the same material that had been separately presented to the FBI.” Isikoff personally met with Steele in person in September 2016. Also at the meeting was Isikoff’s “old friend” Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS. The three of them talked about Trump and Russia and Steele provided him with some of his research. Isikoff now admits that everyone should have been more cautious about Steele’s information. “I think it’s fair to say that all of us should have approached this, in retrospect, with more skepticism, particularly when we didn’t know where it was coming from,” Isikoff said. “We knew that Steele compiled it, but that Steele did not hear these allegations himself. Somebody else heard them from others and then passed them along. That’s thirdhand stuff, which is not usually the kind you want for publishing.”

In the FISA renewal applications, which spanned until June 2017, the FBI continued to insist that it didn’t think Steele was Isikoff’s source even though Steele himself had said that he was by the spring of 2017. The Wall Street Journal report says “investigators have also asked about an internal FBI evaluation of Steele’s credibility that found his reporting had been ‘minimally corroborated’ even as it also said he had provided information ‘of value’ to the U.S. intelligence community.” The report says “the evaluation was reflected in a ‘human source validation report’ written by a unit of the FBI after the bureau cut off its relationship with Steele in October 2016… because of his disclosures to the media about his work for the FBI.” Heavily redacted FBI records unearthed through Freedom of Information Act litigation in 2018 show that Steele was cut off as a confidential human source because of his improper disclosures to third parties and that his “handling agent advised [Steele] that [Confidential Human Source] was not to operate to obtain any intelligence whatsoever on behalf of the FBI.”

According to a New York Times report from April, the FBI reached out to some of Steele’s foreign sources in an attempt to determine their credibility, and as early as January 2017 agents had reportedly concluded that some of the dossier’s contents may have been based upon “rumors and hearsay” which were “passed from source to source.” The agents believed that some of Steele’s information may have even been based upon “Russian disinformation.” For its part, Fusion GPS told the Washington Examiner that it stands by Steele’s dossier, claiming that “to our knowledge, nothing in the Steele memoranda has been disproven.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/doj-inspector-general-homing-in-on-fbis-use-of-unverified-steele-dossier

Notable: Nashville Flipped star Troy Shafer dies in his sleep at age 38.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7007503/Nashville-Flipped-star-Troy-Shafer-dies-sleep-age-38.html

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Getting ready to leave for one of my favorite places, the Florida Panhandle…"

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126207770783621121

Notable: Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan’s Lahore caught on CCTV.

Moment of deadly suicide blast in Pakistan’s Lahore caught on CCTV

CCTV footage has emerged showing the suspected suicide bomber and the very moment of the deadly blast that killed 10 and injured over 20 near a Sufi shrine in the city of Lahore.

The explosion rocked the second largest city of Pakistan on Wednesday, a day after the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The suspect targeted a police checkpoint near the major Sufi shrine.

“Police was the prime target in this attack. We are collecting forensic evidences to ascertain the nature of the blast,” deputy inspector general of Lahore police, Ashfaq Khan, said.

The moment of the blast was captured on several CCTV cameras and footage emerged some hours after the attack that killed 10 people, including four police officers, and injured at least 23.

The videos show a heavily clothed man, dressed in black, approaching the police van moments before the blast. Prior to that, the man was spotted wandering around the location, while holding one of his hands to his chest.

The suspect is believed to be a 15-year-old, according to Pakistani authorities. The Pakistan-based branch of the Taliban, the Hizbul Ahrar militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack, insisting that it was carried out when there were no civilians near the police.

https://www.rt.com/news/458755-lahore-suicide-blast-video/

Notable: Rotherham: 40 arrested in latest child sex abuse probe.

Rotherham: 40 Arrested in Latest Child Sex Abuse Probe

Police have arrested 40 suspects over the last two months in relation to a probe into allegations of serious child sex abuse in Rotherham, detectives have said.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed the two women and 38 men from Sheffield, Rotherham, Leeds, Dewsbury and Maidstone were questioned over historic sexual abuse and exploitation of victims as young as 11, alleged to have taken place between 1997 and 2015.

All suspects arrested or interviewed since March in relation to the NCA probe have been released or bailed pending further enquiries, detectives said in a press release.

Spokesman Carl Vessey-Baitson said: “Arresting such a large number of individuals, as part of one Stovewood sub-operation, shows our desire to listen to victims and bring offenders to justice is not wavering.

“Stovewood is a challenging and complex investigation, with victims and survivors reliving abuse that took place many years ago.

“To date we have engaged with over 410 victims and survivors and have arrested or interviewed by appointment 94 suspects, meaning this is the largest law enforcement investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation ever undertaken in the UK.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/05/08/rotherham-40-arrested-abuse-probe/

Notable: Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three.

Passenger plane skids off runway in Myanmar, breaks into three

A Biman Airlines’ Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft has skidded off the runway at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport, losing its wings and breaking into three parts. Pilots were attempting to land as the accident occurred.

Although conflicting reports exist, a Biman Airlines spokesman told Bangladeshi news site BDnews that four of the 33 people on board were injured, including the pilot.

Photos shared on social media show the extent of the wreck.

The plane was landing at Yangon Airport when the accident took place, after flying from Bangladesh’s Dhaka-Srahjalal International Airport. Weather conditions were poor, and a Biman airlines spokesman told the Daily Star that this led to the crash.

The plane belonged to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the flag carrier of Bangladesh. Aside from an attempted hijacking in February, the airline has not suffered any accidents or safety incidents in over a decade.

Yangon Airport has been closed following the crash, and incoming flights have been redirected.

The accident comes three days after a Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash landed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport and burst into a fireball. The hard landing and ensuing blaze killed 41 of the 78 people on board.

https://www.rt.com/news/458733-myanmar-bangladesh-biman-runway-crash/

Notable: Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents.

Kentucky policy allowed social workers to take kids using judges' pre-signed signatures on blank documents

The practice has been called 'a gross miscarriage of justice'

Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services has come under scrutiny for allowing social workers to take children from homes using blank emergency custody orders pre-signed by judges. The agency reportedly scrapped the policy after numerous complaints, but critics say the practice was illegal from the get-go and "a gross miscarriage of justice."

What are the details?

An expose by WDRB-TV revealed the practice in March, reporting that while state and local officials admitted the system wasn't ideal, it was commonplace protocol on weekends or when a judge had gone home for the day when social workers were concerned about abuse or neglect allegations.

Yet, affected families, attorneys, and even some judges have cried foul, saying the policy was against Kentucky law — likening it to police raiding a home with a blank search warrant. In fact, social workers are accused of just that: Taking kids with blank forms bearing photocopied signatures, filling out the documents later, and leaving parents in the dark until a hearing three days after the children are removed from a home.

Chief Jefferson District Court Judge Anne Haynie acknowledged it was policy but told the outlet that while the law prohibits children from being removed on a "verbal order," pre-signed orders are not illegal. She explained that there are safeguards in place; for instance, social workers are required to call a judge and explain the scenario during a recorded conversation before a jurist gives the go-ahead to remove a child from a guardian's custody.

Haynie also noted that a Home of the Innocents employee is "present with the law enforcement officer and/or cabinet worker" during such a call. The Home of the Innocents is a nonprofit organization based in Louisville. It is unclear what — if any — authority or weigh-in the nonprofit's employees had in joining the calls.

A spokeswoman from the state's Administrative Office of the Courts told TheBlaze in an email that "the court system does not have a contract with the Home of the Innocents." Regardless, "copies of blank orders with signatures from Jefferson District Court judges were left at the Home of the Innocents … and filled in by cabinet workers," WDRB reported.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/kentucky-policy-allowed-social-workers-to-take-kids-using-judges-pre-signed-signatures-on-blank-documents

Notable: Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise.

Canadian Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for NATO exercise

https://larongenow.com/2019/05/08/fighter-jets-scrambled-over-prairies-for-exercise/

Notable: These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk?

Pinchukl

These latest sanctions are about Pinchuk.

Iran-Ukraine-Pinchuk-Clintons

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/04/24/hillary-clinton-runs-white-house-and-row-over-ukrainian-benefactors-trade-322253.html

Notable: Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced.

Elizabeth Warren took 2018 donations from opioid moguls she denounced

Presidential hopeful Rep. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will return money she accepted from a relative of a top opioid manufacturer for her 2018 Senate reelection campaign, according to a new report. Warren will return $2,500 in donations she received from Beverly Sackler, who was married to Purdue Pharma owner Raymond Sackler, and donate the funds to charity, an aide for Warren told Politico Tuesday. The aide did not provide comment when pressed which charity Warren had selected. She also will return contributions from other members of the Sackler family that were given during her 2012 Senate campaign. Altogether, $4,500 will be given back to charity.

A day after Politico inquired about the donation, Warren unveiled an updated proposal known as the CARE Act to spend $100 billion over the next 10 years to fight the opioid crisis. “This crisis has been driven by greed, pure and simple. If you don’t believe that, just look at the Sackler family,” Warren said in a Medium post Wednesday. She is also urging to pass her Corporate Executive Accountability Act, which would put pharmaceutical executives behind bars if they intentionally “hurt people through criminal negligence.” “That’s the America we deserve. An America where we take care of each other, where health care for every person who needs it matters more than rich families shielding their wealth,” Warren said. “An America where when people like the Sacklers destroy millions of lives to make money, they don’t get museum wings named after them, they go to jail.”

A spokesman for the Sackler family defended Beverly Sackler’s donation and said the family was open to a discussion with Warren about the issue and the company’s origins. “Beverly Sackler is well into her 90s and denigrating her personal donation, made with the best intentions, can serve no proper political purpose,” a spokesperson for the Sackler family said in a statement, according to Politico. “We would welcome a genuine dialogue with the senator that’s fact-based, as the facts clearly demonstrate that the company started by Beverly’s family has for decades been the industry leader in combating opioid abuse while providing products essential for the treatment of serious chronic pain.”

Other 2020 Democratic candidates have also accepted money from Sackler, including Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elizabeth-warren-took-2018-donations-from-opioid-moguls-she-denounced

Notable: Brennan attacks POTUS over released tax documents.

Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Viciously Attacks Trump as “Dishonest and Unethical” Following NYT Release of Trump Tax Docs

Ex-CIA Chief John Brennan Viciously Attacks Trump as “Dishonest and Unethical” Following NYT Release of Trump Tax Docs

Cristina Laila by Cristina Laila May 8, 2019

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John Brennan knows he is in trouble for his role in Spygate.

Former CIA Director John Brennan jumped into the fray Wednesday and viciously attacked President Trump following the leak of his tax documents to the New York Times.

Brennan accused Trump of hoodwinking Americans (only the so-called good Americans) with his “dishonest and unethical self promotion.”

John Brennan labeled the remaining Trump followers as “racists, white supremacists, misogynists and political sycophants.”

The New York Times obtained 10 years of Donald Trump’s tax documents from his federal income tax returns — for the years 1985 – 1994 and released the docs Tuesday evening.

The Times reported that Donald Trump’s core businesses (hotels, apartment buildings and casinos) took a $1.17 billion loss. Big deal, he’s in the real estate business which fluctuates all the time and real estate developers often report losses as a type of tax shelter.

The Times also said that Trump didn’t pay federal income taxes for 8-10 years — of course this is normal for business owners as they can roll their losses over (net operating loss), but the stupid liberals don’t understand how real estate is leveraged, the concept of depreciation or how loans work.

“It is unconscionable that Mr. Trump’s dishonest & unethical self promotion has been able to hoodwink so many good Americans who are not among the racists, white supremacists, misogynists & political sycophants following him for amoral leadership,” Brennan said linking to the New York Times article on Trump’s tax docs.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/ex-cia-chief-john-brennan-viciously-attacks-trump-as-dishonest-and-unethical-following-nyt-release-of-trump-tax-docs/

Notable: DOJ tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs.

Repost from heel of bread

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1126091897720668161

NEW: DOJ throws down gauntlet. Tells House Judiciary either cancel contempt vote or AG will recommend asserting exec privilege over the Mueller report and underlying docs

Notable: >>6447462 Pres. Trump signs an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran.

BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump issues executive order regarding imposing sanctions on #Iran

https://sputniknews.com/world/201905081074828751-us-trump-iran-sanctions-order/

Notable: Rep. Jordan @ House Judiciary impeacment vote.

>>6446895

Notable: Carpe Donktum suspended off Twitter.

I fucking hate these shitlib pricks.

https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/1126144997156368384

https://twitter.com/CarpeDonktum/status/1126136543406698496

https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1126129128653119488

Notable: JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation.

JPMorgan shareholders advised to vote against executive compensation: ISS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co were advised to vote against the bank’s executive compensation at its annual shareholder meeting by the proxy advisory group ISS, according to a report the firm published this week seen by Reuters.

The group has twice before suggested shares vote against the bank’s executive compensation, once in 2015 and in 2011, according to prior reports.

JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank by assets, will hold its shareholder meeting next week in Chicago.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jp-morgan-shareholders-report/jpmorgan-shareholders-advised-to-vote-against-executive-compensation-iss-idUSKCN1SE2DM

Notable: Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States.

Resignations / FIVE EYES news -

Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States

Australia's Ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, has decided to return home when his posting ends in January, regardless of who wins next weekend's federal election.

The former Liberal treasurer has served in the role since 2016, throughout an often chaotic period in American politics which has seen Donald Trump's administration regularly ignore traditional diplomatic niceties.

During his posting, Mr Hockey has developed ties in Congress and the White House.

An enthusiastic albeit unaccomplished golfer, he has also joined President Donald Trump on the fairways a few times, most recently at the Commander-in-Chief's Florida resort Mar-a-Lago.

The valuable one-on-one time is reported to have made some other members of Washington DC's diplomatic community envious.

The valuable one-on-one time is reported to have made some other members of Washington DC's diplomatic community envious.

Notably Mr Hockey also successfully lobbied to ensure Australia retained exclusive access to US E-3 visas, amid a push by Ireland to muscle in on the scheme, and oversaw the construction of a grass tennis court at the Australian Ambassador's residence in the leafy north-west of Washington.

An embassy spokeswoman declined to comment on Mr Hockey's departure, but the ABC understands he has informed some staff.

Whoever replaces Mr Hockey will have the task of quickly building ties with an occasionally unpredictable White House, during what is shaping up to be a fractious election year.

With polls suggesting a Labor government could be elected on May 18, there has been plenty of speculation about who Bill Shorten might appoint to the plum job.

Former Labor communications minister Stephen Conroy and former Labor defence minister Stephen Smith are two names often spoken about in Washington circles.

During his career as a cabinet minister, Mr Hockey delivered two budgets following the Abbott government's election in 2013.

He was made ambassador after Malcolm Turnbull took over as Prime Minister.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-08/joe-hockey-to-leave-post-as-us-ambassador/11091452

Notable: Mark Meadows shares article on Dem's weak attempt at a perjury trap.

The false allegation that Bill Barr committed perjury is still being repeated by Democrats and media pundits. It's wrong, and an incredibly weak attempt at spin. @AndrewCMcCarthy did a great job of breaking down the issue here:

CST

https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1126182530246500353

inner sauce:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/the-big-lie-that-barr-lied/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mccarthy&utm_content=barr&fbclid=IwAR1bK3vG64eVpInWa0-VuNfXPLfHreKhNSZ_sU7jP9hG7bXxM-V9QGSt75c

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!"

New DJT

Thank you @NewtGingrich & @FoxandFriends!

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1126183652042391553?s=21

Notable: Dig on the FBI's surveillance methods and procedures under Bush and Obama's admins.

Moreover, all three federal judges who actually ruled on the merits of the Bush NSA warrantless eavesdropping program concluded that it violated the law.

So why, then, was there no accountability for this systematic illegal spying? That happened for two reasons. First, both the Bush DOJ and then the Obama DOJ successfully convinced obsequious federal courts that the eavesdropping program was so secretive that national security would be harmed if courts were to adjudicate its legality — in other words, top government officials should be placed above and beyond the rule of law

Second, the Bush DOJ's most senior lawyers - Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorney General James Comey and OLC chief Jack Goldsmith - approved a legal memorandum in 2004 endorsing radical executive power theories and warped statutory interpretations, concluding that the Bush NSA warrantless eavesdropping program was legal, thus making it more difficult to prosecute the Bush officials who ordered it (even if the Obama DOJ were inclined to prosecute, which they were not).

It was announced yesterday that this very same James Comey - who as Bush's Deputy Attorney General authorized the once-very-controversial, patently illegal Bush NSA eavesdropping program - is President Obama's choice to be the new Director of the FBI.

https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-fbi-chief-backed-nsa-wiretapping-2013-5

J. Edgar Hoover, who made it the bureau’s mission to spy

Under Comey and the previous director, Robert Mueller, the bureau has transformed its domestic intelligence operations in the name of fighting terrorism, building up an army of some 15,000 informants and deploying those informants in recent years not only for aggressive sting operations but also to collect intelligence not tied to any particular criminal case.

The documents, one of which dates to August 2013, just before Comey was sworn in, clearly illustrate this transformation as they make the case that the FBI should maintain and expand its human intelligence (or “HUMINT”) efforts. They also show the FBI jostling for “primacy” with the CIA and other intelligence agencies.

power to conduct “assessments,” a new category of investigative activity in which agents are allowed to use invasive techniques — including physical surveillance, checking government and public databases, and tasking an informant to gather information — in situations where there was no “particular factual” reason for concern.

https://theintercept.com/2016/11/07/amid-clinton-controversy-fbi-documents-show-why-americans-should-worry-about-intelligence-gathering/

FBI Director James Comey told the government that the system is designed to help catch those employees who may have no record when they first start their jobs, but subsequently commit acts which bring them to the attention of the agencies – and employers can be notified of this in real-time.

https://www.em360tech.com/tech-news/fbi-gives-big-business-real-time-spy-data-employees/

On May 3 then-FBI director James Comey told Congress that the FBI only uses spy data without a warrant if it's 'lawfully collected, carefully overseen and checked' but new claims from a declassified FISA court suggest that is not true

The FBI also accessed protected attorney-client communications that had been intercepted without using the oversight procedures it claimed had been put in place

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4545434/FBI-shared-spy-data-Americans-despite-Comey-claims.html

In a just-revealed video, agency director James Comey admits to (and defends) the practice of using "Stingray"-type devices.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a14112/the-fbi-uses-fake-cell-phone-towers-to-do-real-spying/

Notable: >>6446941 Texas man pleads guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-foreign-terrorist-organization

Notable: Iran threatens to begin enriching stores of uranium.

Iran Threatens To Begin Enriching Stores Of Uranium

“The Americans will see for themselves that over the next few months we will continue to export our oil…there are six other doors available and the Americans don’t know it,” stated Rouhani. “We have to export our oil by all means possible within our power and stand up against them — the Americans.”

The Iranian president also pulled out of a planned deal to sell off excess uranium from its nuclear power sector. He set a 60-day deadline for the leaders of Britain, China, France, Germany and the EU to negotiate better terms for the deal.

https://www.oann.com/iran-threatens-to-begin-enriching-stores-of-uranium/

Notable: Russian (spy?) caught producing child porn.

Pedo just arrested has ties to RUSSIA?

Part of something bigger?

>https://breaking911.com/just-in-va-school-teacher-already-facing-unlawful-filming-charges-now-facing-child-porn-charges/

Article written by the accused -

>https://thetheatretimes.com/i-am-me-brooklyn-russia/

Between what he wears and writes… symbology galore.

>http://www.studiosixnyc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=6

tldr: dude was a spy.

Notable: DJT Tweet: "Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado…"

Our Nation grieves at the unspeakable violence that took a precious young life and badly injured others in Colorado. God be with the families and thank you to the First Responders for bravely intervening. We are in close contact with Law Enforcement.

CST

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126180647956099073

Notable: anon thoughts on the DJT repeat tweet

POTUS Tweets SAME Tweet Twice

Minute Delta of tweets is :48

Q drop #48 AND Q post no. 48 reference STORM.

Notable: planefag notes a distress call squak is cropped off, Trainer in distress at 20k over TX

Trainer in distress at 20,000 ft over Clovis, TX

Notable: Flynn banner change

Baker

General Flynn changed his banner page!

Freedom?

https://twitter.com/GenFlynn

Notable: Motion for mistrial denied in Nxivm founder’s sex-trafficking case

Holy shit!

Something went our way!

https://nypost.com/2019/05/08/motion-for-mistrial-denied-in-nxivm-founders-sex-trafficking-case/

Notable: CME IMPACT POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND

CME IMPACT POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND: A faint CME that left the sun on May 7th could strike Earth's magnetic field on May 10th or 11th, according to NOAA analysts. The plasma cloud was hurled into space by an explosion in the magnetic canopy of big sunspot AR2740. If the CME does strike, it will likely be a glancing blow sparking only minor geomagnetic storms. Instant Aurora Alerts: SMS Text.

http://spaceweather.com/

Notable: Christopher Steele Made Damning Pre-FISA Confession; FBI Retroactively Classified

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-08/christopher-steele-made-damning-pre-fisa-confession-fbi-retroactively-classified

Notable: New DJT twat w/CAP 4: Democrats are not interested in the truth, they just want to keep the Hoax going forever. The games need to stop.

New DJT Jr.

The games need to stop

Democrats are not interested in the truth, they just want to keep the Hoax going forever. The games need to stop.

https://twitter.com/donaldjtrumpjr/status/1126145653610991618?s=21

Notable: New DJT twat w/CAP 3: GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc…

New DJT’s

GREAT NEWS FOR OHIO! Just spoke to Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who informed me that, subject to a UAW agreement etc., GM will be selling their beautiful Lordstown Plant to Workhorse, where they plan to build Electric Trucks. GM will also be spending $700,000,000 in Ohio…

….in 3 separate locations, creating another 450 jobs. I have been working nicely with GM to get this done. Thank you to Mary B, your GREAT Governor, and Senator Rob Portman. With all the car companies coming back, and much more, THE USA IS BOOMING!

BOOM

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126144398180388864?s=20

Notable: >>6445821 anons query: did Q post icognito Baker callout?

>>6445337

gr8

check out what anon found last night watching KK

>>6443736 (pb)

Bake Someone Happy

Notable: GM, union reach deal to rescue part of Ontario plant

GM, union reach deal to rescue part of Ontario plant: source

(Reuters) - General Motors and the largest union representing Canada’s auto workers have reached a deal to partly rescue an auto plant in Ontario slated to close this year by converting it to a parts-stamping facility, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The plan would help save some union jobs at GM’s Oshawa car-making plant, even though the operations would be scaled down and it will no longer produce cars, the source added.

“Oshawa stays open,” said the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “It’s a small foot in the door, but it stays open.”

A spokesman for GM declined to comment before an 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) press conference at which the company and the union are expected to make an announcement about the plant. A Unifor spokeswoman also declined comment before the press conference.

GM, which has been increasing its footprint in connected-car development in Canada, will also make an announcement on advanced automotive technologies, the source said.

CBC cited a brochure given to members of Unifor that outlined the plans for employees of the GM plant in Oshawa. In November, GM announced plans to close the plant by the end of 2019, affecting almost 2,600 workers.

Unifor said the closure was contrary to a contract that stipulates there would be no plant closures prior to Sept. 21, 2020.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-restructuring-canada-unions/gm-union-reach-deal-to-rescue-part-of-ontario-plant-source-idUSKCN1SE20J

Notable: Pelosi threatens to throw Mnuchin in ‘little jail in basement of Capitol’ over Trump tax returns

www.theamericanmirror.com/pelosi-threatens-to-throw-mnuchin-in-little-jail-in-basement-of-capitol/

Notable: Rep. Ilhan Omar Supports Group That Produced Child Beheading Skit

Rep. Ilhan Omar Supports Group That Produced Child Beheading Skit

Why has Omar openly supported an organization with a long reported record of supporting terrorism and violence, as exhibited most recently by a shocking children’s pageant in Philadelphia last month?

Shocking footage uncovered by the Investigative Project last week shows a skit produced by the Muslim American Society (MAS) in Philadelphia showing children calling for martyrdom as soldiers in the “army of Allah” and threatening to behead their enemies and subject them to “eternal torture” to wrest Jerusalem from Jewish control.

The horrific MAS-Philly children’s skit was posted to their Facebook page and shows a choreographed production as part of the group’s April 17th “Ummah Day” pageant dedicated to supporting jihad to control Palestine. A MAS statement on Friday said the songs and poems the children recited exhorting violence and terrorism were an “unintended mistake” and attributed the incident to a vetting error.

MAS has 42 chapters across the United States. A 1997 FBI file obtained by Judicial Watch identifies MAS as the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States controlled by Hamas sympathizers “known to conduct firearms and other military type training.” A Justice Department filing (p. 58, fn. 13) in a terrorism-related case states that “MAS was founded as the overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America.” A September 2004 Chicago Tribune investigative report revealed that MAS had been founded by Muslim Brotherhood leaders, adopted the group’s strict code for secrecy, and promoted Islamic supremacy.

https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/07/rep-ilhan-omar-supports-group-that-produced-child-beheading-skit/

Notable: New DJT twat w/CAP 2: “This British Spy, Christopher Steele, tried so hard to get this (the Fake Dossier) out before the Election. Why?”

New DJT

“This British Spy, Christopher Steele, tried so hard to get this (the Fake Dossier) out before the Election. Why?”

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1126135275502088192?s=21

Notable: President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and the underlying evidence

This…is…HUUUUUUGE!!!!!

May 08, 2019 - 10:20 AM EDT

(((▪︎Trump exerts executive privilege over Mueller report▪︎)))

President Trump has asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and the underlying evidence, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd notified the House Judiciary Committee of the development in a letter Wednesday morning, as the committee was poised to vote on a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr for failing to turn over the unredacted report and underlying materials, which the panel had demanded via subpoena.

Developing story.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442674-trump-exerts-executive-privilege-over-mueller-report

Notable: >>6445128 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Downing street for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May

POMPEO HAS ARRIVED AT DOWNING STREET!!!

Notable: New DJT twat w/CAP 3: Big Court win at our Southern Border! We are getting there - and Wall is being built!

Big Court win at our Southern Border! We are getting there - and Wall is being built!

CST

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126120216856076289

Notable: Mark Meadows twat w/CAP: Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions…Dems STILL want to hold him in contempt.

Bill Barr published the Mueller report online and followed the law on redactions—even working with the special counsel on the process. And yet Democrats STILL want to hold him in contempt.

Folks. This is not serious. It is the height of political desperation on full display.

CST

https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1126117241009975296

Notable: Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis

Arizona Senate Procalims Porn a Public Health Crisis

https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-senate-passes-bill-proclaiming-porn-a-public-health-crisis_2911362.html

Notable: USACOE twat w/CAP: 'Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th'

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tweets:

“Annual Wear your Life Jacket to Work Day is May 17th”

Interesting date May 17th.

Notable: Dead man elected mayor of Texas city

https://t.co/QR4H0CvnDS" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-election-dead-mayor-vote-maypearl-philip-veltman-a8904511.html?amp#click=https://t.co/QR4H0CvnDS

Notable: Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon

>>6444738

His forms show no purchases in that time frame or recently. He was just jawboning it up for his friends. He is a crony capitalist of the highest magnitude.

at it again:

Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon

Berkshire Hathaway has been buying shares of Amazon. But Warren Buffett isn’t the one behind the purchases.

“One of the fellows in the office that manage money … bought some Amazon so it will show up in the 13F” later this month, Buffett told CNBC Thursday, on the eve of the kick off of Berkshire’s annual shareholders meeting in Omaha. Buffett was referring to either Todd Combs or Ted Weschler, who each manage portfolios of more than $13 billion in equities for Berkshire.

Buffett has long been a fan of both Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos, praising the company’s dominance and the founder’s business prowess. But while Buffett has sung the company’s praises, he’s never bought Amazon shares. So a headline that Berkshire was buying shares likely would spark interest in the markets.

“Yeah, I’ve been a fan, and I’ve been an idiot for not buying” Amazon shares, Buffett said. “But I want you to know it’s no personality changes taking place.”

More: Warren Buffett commits $10 billion in Occidental Petroleum for Anadarko takeover

This isn’t the first time Buffett has lamented about underestimating Bezos and not investing in Amazon years ago.

The Berkshire chairman and CEO told CNBC in 2018: “It’s far surpassed anything I would have dreamt could have been done. Because if I really felt it could have been done, I should have bought it,” adding, “I had no idea that it had the potential. I blew it.”

In 2017, Buffett told CNBC that “stupidity” was to blame for his not seeing Amazon’s potential. “I was impressed by Jeff Bezos early, I never thought he’d pull off what he did, on the scale of what’s happened. It’s changed your behavior, everybody’s behaviors. The remarkable thing is he’s done it in two industries at same time that really don’t have that much connection.” Buffett was referring to Amazon’s dominance in e-commerce and its success in the cloud with Amazon Web Services.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/05/03/berkshire-hathaway-buying-amazon-shares-says-warren-buffett/3660715002/

Notable: salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group

https://www.newser.com/story/274890/prosecutor-nxivm-head-had-sex-with-teen-virgin-camilla.html

Prosecutor: NXIVM Head Had Sex With Teen 'Virgin Camilla'

The inevitable salacious details are emerging at the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Keith Raniere, the leader of the cult-like NXIVM group, and those details started flowing in a Brooklyn courtroom Tuesday via "Sylvie." The New York Times details testimony of the 32-year-old UK woman, who says she was lured into NXIVM for supposed "self-help" purposes and stuck around for 13 years, becoming a "slave" to the woman who recruited her, Monica Duran. Sylvie says she had to give "collateral" to Duran in the form of nude pictures and other materials. "Now I was Monica's slave and she was my master and the collateral was in place to keep that going," Sylvie told the court. Assistant US Attorney Tanya Hajjar also weighed in, calling Raniere, 58, a "predator" who "sold himself as the smartest, most ethical person in the world" and "compared himself to Einstein and to Gandhi," per Reuters.

Hajjar told jurors about a young teen Raniere nicknamed "Virgin Camilla," whom Raniere brought from Mexico to New York along with her two sisters in 2005 to "mentor," per the New York Post. Instead, Hajjar said, he started having sex with them, including Camilla starting when she was 15, which could spur statutory rape charges. "This was organized crime, and Keith Raniere was the crime boss in the community," Hajjar tells the Times. But defense attorney Marc Agnifilo insisted that even if Raniere was tough or demanding, the group's members joined of their own free will. "This is something these people signed up for," Agnifilo said. "Control can be very bad. Control can also make Marines. Control can make gold medal winners." Raniere, who has pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges, including sex trafficking, racketeering, extortion, and forced labor, could face life in prison if convicted.

Notable: Police arrest 40 men and women in latest probe into sex offences in Rotherham

Police have arrested 38 men and two women in the latest probe into historic sex offences in Rotherham.

They have been quizzed over the alleged sexual assault and exploitation of 13 victims, who were aged between 11 and 26 at the time of reported offences between 1997 and 2015.

The suspects are under investigation by the National Crime Agency as part of Operation Stovewood, which is looking into child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013.

The NCA said the suspects are aged between 29 and 53 and from Sheffield, Rotherham, Leeds, Dewsbury and Maidstone.

They have been arrested or interviewed by appointment over the last two months.

All have been released under investigation or bailed while enquiries continue.

Carl Vessey-Baitson from the NCA said: “Arresting such a large number of individuals, as part of one Stovewood sub-operation, shows our desire to listen to victims and bring offenders to justice is not wavering.

“Stovewood is a challenging and complex investigation, with victims and survivors re-living abuse that took place many years ago.

“To date we have engaged with over 410 victims and survivors and have arrested or interviewed by appointment 94 suspects, meaning this is the largest law enforcement investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation ever undertaken in the UK.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/police-arrest-40-men-and-women-in-latest-probe-into-sex-offences-in-rotherham-1-9754969

Notable: >>6444621 New DJT twat w/CAP 2: Response to NYT slanted tax reporting

New DJT

Timestamps are PDT

Good explanation by Potus of the tax reporting from NYT. As a fair comparison, they should do a report on how many other billionaires lost money in the 80s and 90s, but of course they can't be fair.

Notable: Under investigation by the Army IG, Florida National Guard’s No. 2 commander steps down

The embattled assistant adjutant general of the Florida National Guard, under investigation for allegations he covered up sexual misconduct in the ranks, announced Tuesday he was stepping down.

In a statement to Military Times, Brig. Gen. Michael Canzoneri maintained his innocence, but that he was stepping down to avoid distractions.

“I maintain my innocence in the allegations,” he said. “However, the investigation is a distraction to the force, our soldiers have a mission. So in order to support our soldiers, I have chosen to step down.”

Canzoneri, a 37-year veteran who was promoted to brigadier general in December, 2016, will be on administrative leave until May 31 before entering the retired reserve, according to the guard.

In March, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the Guard — about 12,000 soldiers and airmen who deploy to combat zones and help at home in natural disasters — was facing ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct and coverups that date back a decade.

Maj. Caitlin Brown, a Florida National Guard spokeswoman, told Military Times that while none of the allegations against Canzoneri have yet been substantiated, there is an ongoing investigation into him by Department of the Army’s Office of the Inspector General.

Some of the allegations against Canzoneri were detailed out in an email to a state lawmaker from south Florida written by Maj. Elliot Potter, a Tampa-based officer in the Florida National Guard’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Potter researched the allegations and forwarded them to his superiors. A copy of his email was obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.

According to Potter, Canzoneri and another officer “have actively concealed evidence of sexual misconduct and other violence committed against soldiers of the Florida National Guard.”

more…

https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/05/07/under-investigation-by-the-army-ig-florida-national-guards-no-2-commander-steps-down/

Notable: Iraq, China’s CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield

Iraq, China’s CPECC in $1.07 bln deal to process gas from Halfaya oilfield

Iraq and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) signed a $1.07 billion deal to build and operate facilities to process natural gas extracted alongside crude oil at Iraq’s giant Halfaya oilfield.

CPECC, an affiliate of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), will process around 300 million standard cubic feet per day (mcf/d) of natural gas extracted from the field alongside crude oil, the oil ministry said.

Halfaya, operated by PetroChina, is Maysan Oil Company’s largest oilfield, producing 370,000 barrels per day (bpd) of the company’s total output of around 510,000 bpd.

The current total production from Maysan Oil Company’s oilfields is now around 630,000 barrels per day and expected to reach 700,000 bpd in one year.

Iraq continues to flare some of the gas extracted alongside crude oil at its fields because it lacks the facilities to process it into fuel for local consumption or exports.

At the signing of the deal on Wednesday, Iraqi oil minister Thamer Ghadhban said that Iraq is in talks with international oil companies to build a 300 million cubic feet gas plant to process gas from the West Qurna 2 and Majnoon oilfields. No company has yet been selected.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/energy/2019/05/08/Iraq-China-s-CPECC-in-1-07-bln-deal-to-process-gas-from-Halfaya-oilfield.html

Notable: Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines

The Feds are suing West Virginia's governor and his kids. Not sure if anons have seen.

Feds file suit against Justice coal companies, seeking $4.8M in fines

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/business/feds-files-suit-against-justice-coal-companies-seeking-m-in/article_ebb476af-d181-504d-8d3d-777e41898b7a.html?fbclid=IwAR0c62m1WHIn6XpoXmJliyHiOuwlwh1xftfAAPrt_lXh0xA4guuKuFMRKrE

Notable: The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.

The Chinese FIREWORKS display has officially begun, Anons. Enjoy the show.

POTUS is speaking directly to this board. His "fireworks" marker is telling us we've officially transitioned from the fake & false Russia Russia Russia narrative to the very REAL China China China reality. This theory/analysis correlates perfectly w/ Q's Bruce Lee, Jet Li martial arts video clips

China has dominated the news cycle since GEOTUS fired off tweets Sun 5/4 & then Mon. 5/6 @ 4am re: stating very clearly that he will not hesitate to increase tariffs from 10-25% on 200bn worth of Chinese consumer goods – calling their bluff ( think jet li martial arts showdown).

This began a crescendo of effects, most notably equities markets WW tanked Tues., as they brace for the implementation on Fri. 5/10 of substantially higher Chinese tariffs.

Article from Politico:

"U.S. companies are bracing for a huge jump in costs as tariffs on $200 billion worth of consumer products and other goods from China are set to more than double on Friday per President Donald Trump’s orders.

U.S. stocks tumbled for a second day after the president tweeted on Sunday that he would increase his 10 percent tariff to 25 percent after China tried to renegotiate certain elements of a proposed trade truce.

After Friday, roughly half of the $505 billion that the U.S. imported from China would be subject to 25 percent tariffs. That will force American companies to either eat the added costs or be forced to pass it to their customers."

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/07/trumps-taxes-chinese-goods-1415667

"U.S. market closed deeply in the red on Tuesday, as the possibility of no trade deal and more tariffs between the U.S. and China kept haunting investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved off 473.39 points, or 1.8%, to 25965.09, while the S&P 500 has tumbled 48.42 points, or 1.7%, to 2884.05 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 159.53 points, or 2%, to 7963.76.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that he would increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25%, up from 10%, and is also considering imposing tariffs on another $325 billion of goods that are currently unaffected. Later on Monday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused China of reneging on trade commitments and declared that the higher tariff rate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/dow-jones-industrial-average-slumped-473-points-because-no-one-wins-a-trade-war-51557263371

Also on note, early version of gunpowder and subsequently "fireworks" were invented by Chinese alchemists– kek ke ke ke:

"The history of Chinese fireworks as we know them today

The Han dynasty lasted until 220 AD without anyone understanding what else was needed to create fireworks. It wasn’t until the Song dynasty in the eleventh century, that the last thing was found to turn potassium nitrate and sulfur into fireworks – charcoal." https://www.learnchinesehistory.com/history-chinese-fireworks/

https://gbtimes.com/chinas-explosive-history-gunpowder-and-fireworks

Cross-reference w/ the stellar Anon China research below –

>>6442163 lb

>>6443741 lb

Notable: Stars and Stripes twat w/CAP: Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization

>>6444483

Stars and Stripes

‏

Verified account

@starsandstripes

6m6 minutes ago

More

Gunfire and multiple blasts shook the Afghan capital Wednesday morning as Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. aid organization

Notable: >>6444508 New DJT twat w/CAP 1: McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' (video as well)

New DJT

Reverse '86' timestamp

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1126066405890318336

May 8, 2019 05:08:47 AM EST trumptwitterarchive.com

McConnell Backs Trump: Mueller Report Is 'Case Closed' | Breitbart https://t.co/eOWQSJX7lO via @BreitbartNews

Notable: Former Clinton and Obama adviser found dead by ‘suicide’ in March

Professor Alan Krueger, a family man known for his smile, was found dead in his home, according to Princeton Police.

According to a statement released by his employer Princeton University, the professor took his own life.

Krueger served as a senior adviser to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. In June his long awaited book Rockonomics is set to be released.

The 58-year-old committed suicide, his family said in a separate statement released by the school Monday, New York Post reports.

https://newspunch.com/former-clinton-obama-adviser-dead-suicide-march/

Notable: Classified Air Force Laser Weapon For Stealth Jets Shoots Down Missiles

Classified Air Force Laser Weapon For Stealth Jets Shoots Down Missiles

DEW

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-05/classified-air-force-laser-weapon-stealth-jets-shoots-down-missiles

Notable: >>6444163, >>6444203, >>6444260 306th Psychological Ops Company: "1st and 10 on the 40"

LBP.jpg, "1st and 10 on the 40" April 18 Q image post decode solved. All I had to do is "expand my thinking" along with the map zoom. You bet I laughed at this! What's up 306th!? We know you're up at this time.

Notable: Trump supporters arrive early for rally on Wed at Panama City Beach, FL

Trump Supporters Arrive Early for Wednesday’s Panama City Beach, FL Rally

Supporters of President Donald Trump arrived early on Tuesday for the President’s reelection rally being held in Panama City Beach, Florida, Wednesday evening. The rally is being held at the Aaron Bessant Amphitheater, a beautiful open-air venue with a mix of seating and standing room with a varying reported capacity of 7,500 to 10,000 people. In the parking lot next to the venue, supporters parked early with some displaying their love of President Trump. Early arrivals came from Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and from all over Florida. As the evening went on dozens of Trump supporters were hanging out with more driving through asking when would be a good time to come on Wednesday for the rally. Answer: EARLY!!!

Across from the venue, an RV driven by Women 4 Trump Sarasota-Manatee was draped with a large Trump 2020 banner. Next to it was a truck driven by a man from Alabama who had pro-Trump (and Mark Levin) signs with large lettering on the sides and back of the truck.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/trump-supporters-arrive-early-for-wednesdays-panama-city-beach-fl-rally/